Photosynthesis
What is required for photosynthesis to occur?
Sunlight, Carbon Dioxide, and water
What are the 3 types of rocks?
What is the process where water changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
What is the outermost layer of earth called?
The crust
What is the third planet from the sun?
Earth
What is the role of sunlight in photosynthesis?
It provides the energy needed to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen
when magma cools and hardens
What is the process of condensation
When water vapor cools and becomes liquid
What are the different plate boundaries?
Divergent, Convergent and Transform
What galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way
What is the Primary chemical in a cell that allows for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
From weather and erosion of other rocks
What energy source drives the water cycle?
the sun (solar energy)
What was the supercontinent called?
Pangea
What two metals make up most of the earth's inner core?
Chlorplasts
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
when existing rocks experience intense heat and pressure
Why is it brighter out when their is snow on the ground?
The albedo effect.
What process moves tectonic plates?
Convection Currents
What is the basic unit of life?
The cell.
What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 +6O2
Sedimentary
What part of the water cycle involves water seeping into the ground?
Infiltration
What drives convection currents in the mantle?
the heating and cooling of magma
Why do seasons occur?
The earths tilt and orbit around the sun