Weather and Atmosphere
What are the layers of the atmosphere from the earth?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
What are the layers of the earth from the inside to the outside?
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
What is erosion? Give an example of a landform created by erosion.
movement of sediment and Grand Canyon
Name the Three States of Matter.
solid, liquid, gas
What is energy?
The ability to do work
What are the gases found in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, and Argon
Who was Alfred Weggener?
He founded the continental drift theory
What is deposition?
The dropping of sediment
Describe the particles in a gas.
Move rapidly and never touch
What is kinetic energy? Give 2 examples.
The energy of motion.
What are the parts of the water cycle?
condensation, evaporation, runoff, precipitation
What is Continental Drift Theory?
Plates move on top of the mantle
What are the rock types in the rock cycle?
sedimentary, metamorphic, igneous
What is a chemical change? Give 2 examples.
when an object changes properties
What is potential energy and give 2 examples.
What is humidity?
water vapor in the atmosphere
What is the law of Superposition?
older layers on the bottom younger layers on the top
How are each type of rock in the rock cycle formed?
Igneous-cooling and hardening of magma
metamorphic-heat and pressure
sedimentary-compaction and cementation
What is the name for a solid changing to a gas?
sublimation
What are the 3 ways heat is transferred?
Give an example of each.
conduction, convection, radiation
What is the difference between weather and climate? Give an example of each.
Weather is what is happening today and climate is over a long period of time.
What 3 pieces of evidence supports the Continental Drift Theory?
puzzle pieces, fossils, landforms
How are constructive and destructive forces different?
Constructive builds up
destructive tears down
How many protons are found in Oxygen?
8 due to the Atomic number being 8
What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?
physical change changes size and shape and a chemical change is when properties of the object change.