Space
What star is closest to the Earth?
The earth's ______ gives us day and night.
Rotation
The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
Weathering
What are the three states of matter?
Liquid, solid, gas
Renewable or nonrenewable? Oil.
Nonrenewable
The sun and all the planets orbit in this,,,
The Solar System
How long is one of Earth's revolution?
356 days or 1 year
There process by which weathered rock is picked up and moves to a new place.
Erosion
State of matter that takes takes the shape of the bottom of a container.
Liquid
What energy comes from the sun?
Solar
What galaxy do we live in?
The Milky Way
What orbits around the Earth?
Moon
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over the land.
Glaciers
What determines the type of precipitation that falls?
Temperature
Renewable or nonrenewable? Hydropower
Renewable
The force that keeps planets and moon in their orbits.
Gravity
How long is the moon's orbit around the earth?
about a month (27 days)
On what type of landform would you normally find earthquakes and volcanoes?
Plate Tectonics
Liquid that travels from a higher surface to a lower surface.
Runoff
True or False? We will eventually run out of renewable sources.
False
A group of stars that form a pattern.
Constellation
3rd
When pieces of earth are placed or dropped somewhere.
Deposition
Dew forming on grass. What phase of the water cycle explains this?
Condensation
Where does most of the energy we use come from?
Fossil fuels