What's the weather?
What is the name for scientists who study weather patterns?
Meteorologist
What do we call it when one form of energy becomes another form of energy?
Energy transformation
Name the 3 types of rocks
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
All living things make up this sphere of Earth
Biosphere
What was the name of the theory for how the plates of Earth moved apart?
Continental Drift
What three processes of change occur in a pond in an area where the winters can be well below freezing point and in summers, the weather can be quite hot and humid.
Freezing----melting---evaporation
Solar
Nuclear
What type of rock forms from Volcanic activity?
Igneous
Name the layer of Earth we live on
CRUST
Who theorized Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegner
In Nevada there are severe fluctuations of weather.We knows that air masses with different temperatures and humidity generally do not mix. Instead, they form a front. What kind of weather would likely result if a dry air mass overtook a cold air mass?
Cooler temperatures
Fog
Possible rain
Loses energy
What type of tool would be used to measure the volume of a rock?
Scale/Balance
Name the layers of Earth from THICKEST to THINNEST
Inner/Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Hawaii is a volcanic island chain. Which best describes the location of the Hawaiian Islands?
Hot spot
When air masses collide in the atmosphere, different types of fronts can form. Which type of front forms when a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses?
occluded front
Give a specific example of how energy is transferred?
The object with more thermal energy and heat can be transferred to cooler object with less thermal energy and warm it.
Vice versa the cool items with less energy cools down the warmer object slowing down thermal energy.
How are rocks classified? Based on....
Composition, texture, hardness, streak, color
Which three of Earth’s spheres were involved in a volcanic eruption?
Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere
During an type of earthquake/fault occurs when blocks of rock slide past each other horizontally causing shearing
Overnight it did not rain but moisture collected on the grass outside my house. What conditions must exist for dew to form?
Warm air cooled; the air would be able to hold less moisture and cause the water vapor to condense.
What type of energy does a volcano have?
*hint think about the spheres of earth
Geothermal Energy
This layer of Earth is made of liquid molten rock
OUTER CORE
All the continents on Earth were once connected. What is the name for this super continent?
PANGEA
How does pressure change throughout layers of Earth?
The closer you get to the core the more pressure there is.