Earth's Systems
The Earth's crust is broken into giant pieces called...
What is Tectonic Plates?
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is mattter?
All energy can be classified as ___ or ___ energy.
What is potential or kinetic energy?
Negatively charged particles in an atom are ______.
What is electrons?
Sound needs a _____ to travel.
What is a medium?
Rocks can change into other kinds of rock and then back again. This process is called -
What is the Rock Cycle?
The smallest piece of an element is -
What is an Atom?
All moving objects have ___ energy.
What is kinetic energy?
Copper wire is used by electricians when they create electrical circuits in homes because it is ___.
What is a good electrical conductor?
Occurs when light bounces back off of an object at the same angle it hits an object
what is reflection?
When two continental plates converge they move upward, and over time they form —
What is Mountains?
A _____ is a combination of two or more substances that can be physically separated.
What is a mixture?
The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth is called ___.
what is gravity?
A charge that can build when two items are rubbed together is called —
A(n) _______ material allows all light to pass through. Examples are saran wrap, a windshield, and reading glasses.
Which layer of Earth is the largest, makes up 2/3 of Earth's mass and is located below the crust?
What is Mantle?
If you remove heat energy from a liquid, it will ___
What is change into a solid?
When a coin is dropped, it falls to the ground. As the coin falls, it loses potential energy and gains ___ energy.
what is kinetic energy?
The magnetic fields of any magnet are greatest —
What is at the poles?
In a sound with a high-pitch, wavelengths are ______ than an object with a low-pitch sound.
what is shorter?
Which layer of Earth is the hottest, estimated to be the same temperature as the sun?
What is Inner Core?
In order for a liquid to change to a gas you have to ___
What is add thermal (heat) energy?
You go down a plastic slide with your feet dragging. What force is slowing you down?
What is friction?
In a __________ circuit, there are two or more paths through which the electric current can travel.
What is a parallel circuit?
the order of the colors on the Visible Spectrum from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength are -
what is Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet?
(ROYGBV)