Solar System
Structure of the Earth
Bodies of Water
Landforms
Human Perspective
100
Consists of the sun and eight regular planets, as well as other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
What is the solar system?
100
The center of the earth
What is the core?
100
Pacific
What is the largest ocean?
100
Naturally formed features on the surface of the earth.
What is a landform?
100
A landmass above water on earth
What is a continent?
200
93 million miles.
What is its distance from the sun?
200
Rock layer, between earths crust and core
What is the mantle?
200
3/4ths
What fraction of water does earths surface cover?
200
The earth’s surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean
What is a continental shelf?
200
Francis Bacon
What is the name of the person who suggested there was once a supercontinent?
300
Large chunks of rocky material found in space.
What is an asteroid?
300
Molten rock material formed when solid rock in the earths mantle or crust melts
What is magma?
300
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Artic
What are the 4 main oceans?
300
difference in elevation of a landform from its lowest point to its highest point.
What is relief?
300
James Irwin
What is the name of the astronaut on Apollo mission 15?
400
spheres covered with ice and dust that leave trails of vapor as they race through space.
What is a comet?
400
Thin rock layer making up earths surface.
What is crust?
400
Currents, waves, and tides.
What are 3 basic motions of the oceans?
400
The combined characteristics of landforms and their distribution in a region.
What is topography?
400
Combined characteristics of a landform and it's distribution in a region
What is topography?
500
An asteroid belt.
What is between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars?
500
Solid rock portion of earths surface
What is lithosphere?
500
The continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere the oceans and the earth.
What is the hydrolic cycle?
500
Mid Atlantic ridge
What is the longest continuous range?
500
The only living planet in our solar system.
What is the earth?
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