The circular movement in the mantle
What is convection?
Earth's only natural satellite
What is the moon?
The moon does these two things every 27.3 days
What is rotate and revolve around earth
Lower layers are older higher layers are younger
What is Mr. Elliott's favorite number
11
The process of rocks continuously changing
What is the rock cycle?
These two factors affect the shape and speed of planet's orbits
What is the distance from the sun and the gravity of the sun?
What is the Moon rotating and revolving at the same speed
These two factors determine the Seasons on Earth
Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun
Teal
The material in the mantle moves because of this
What is convection?
1 trillion stars, 2.5 million light years from earth, and 220 thousand light years long describes this galaxy
What is the Andromeda galaxy?
Every 29 days the Moon resets this cycle
What are its phases
What causes the movement of the lithospheric plates
The lithosphere slides on the softer and denser asthenosphere
Who is Mr. Elliott's favorite student
No one, you're all stinky (Except for Noah Murphy, he's the best)
According to the way the grains in the rock line up this type of rock can be classified
What is metamorphic?
What is a comet?
DAILY DOUBLE: These are the layers of Earth from outermost layer to innermost layer
Crust -> Mantle - > Outer Core -> Inner Core
What caused the repeated advance and retreat of glaciers during the Ice Age
What is Mr. Elliott's favorite activity outside of shool.
Playing video games and doing his best to make sure he doesn't have nightmares about having to teach students in the 6th grade because they annoy him so much
Molten rock that cools and hardens forms this kind of rock
What is igneous rock?
The sun does not actually move, but it appears to move from this direction to this direction
What is East to West?
TRUE OR FALSE: The moon is used to determine when night starts and when day begins
FALSE
What is the main reason why Earth does not go in a straight line when it travels through space
The sun's gravity keeps it in orbit
What is Mr. Elliott's favorite beverage
Coffee