Sun, Earth, Moon
Water Cycle
Weather and Climate
Dynamic Earth
Earth's Resources
100

The Earth is pointed at the Sun during this season

Summer

100

The process that changes a liquid to a solid.

Crystallization.

100

This device was built in class to help us monitor Air Pressure.

Barometer

100

The most recent supercontinent who's name means "all or one Earth"

Pangaea

100

This resource can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used.

Renewable Resource

200

The Earth is pointing away from the Sun during this season.

Winter

200

The process that transforms water vapor into liquid water.

Condensation

200

The atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time

Weather

200

This man developed the Theory of Continental Drift

Big Al or Alfred Wegener

200

This resource is used faster than it can be replaced by natural means.

Nonrenewable Resource

300

The Earth's axis is tilted at this degree.

23.5

300

90% of water vapor in the atmosphere comes from these bodies of water.

Oceans

300

The average weather condition in an area over a long period of time (about 30 years)

Climate

300

These two process were represented by a hammer and a shovel when we created a pamphlet.

Weathering and Erosion

300

According to our textbook, groundwater is the primary source of water for this many people worldwide.

2 Billion

400

It takes the Earth this long to complete one full Rotation.

24 hours

400

These are the 4 major types of precipitation.

Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail

400

These 2 factors have the greatest influence on the climate of an area.

Precipitation and Sunlight

400

These are the 3 Major Classifications of rocks.

Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary

400

According to our textbook, this new mineral was discovered in 1974 in the Dominican Republic.

Larimar

500

The Lunar Phase Cycle takes approximately this long.

29.5 days or about 1 month

500

This process desribes plants releasing water vapor through pores in their leaves.

Transpiration

500

This is generally viewed as the major difference between weather and climate.

Time

500

Oobleck was used to represent this detailed layer of the Earth.

Asthenosphere

500

According to our textbook, the average person uses this many kilograms (kg) of mineral resources each year.

22,000

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