Vocabulary
Earth's Spheres
Gravity
Density
Earth's Layers
100
a shape like a ball, with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center
sphere
100
List the four main spheres of Earth
geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere
100
Define gravity
the force that every object exerts on all other objects because of their masses (or other acceptable definitions)
100
Define density
the amount of mass in a material per unit volume (or other acceptable definition)
100
Name Earth's four layers
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
200
the magnetic field that interacts with the Sun’s dangerous cosmic rays
magnetosphere
200
The cryosphere is......
all frozen water on Earth
200
Gravity depends on what two factors?
Mass and distance
200
Mercury has a density of 13.5 g/mL. If you pour mercury and water together into a beaker, which one would sink to the bottom?
Mercury
200
The inner core is made of....
Iron and nickel
300
Earth's entire solid body
geosphere
300
Name one way that humans impact the biosphere
Varies
300
Jack and Jill are 100 meters apart. Then, Jill walks further away from Jack such that they are now 200 meters apart. What happened to the gravitational force between Jack and Jill?
Decreased/weakened/got lower
300
An object weighs 300 grams. Its dimensions are 5 cm x 5 cm x 1 cm. What is the object's density?
12 g/mL
300
Which layer of Earth is entirely liquid?
outer core
400
topographic features formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface
landforms
400
Water in the clouds condenses to form rain that falls into rivers and oceans. What two spheres are interacting here?
Atmosphere, hydrosphere
400
Joe is grocery shopping. At the start of the trip, his cart is empty. Then, he adds 5 items to his cart. What happened to the gravitational force between Joe and the cart?
Increased/strengthened
400
The following six liquids are poured into a graduated cylinder. Draw how the liquids will settle in layers.
Water 1 g/mL, maple syrup 1.37 g/mL, olive oil 0.91 g/mL, dish soap 1.03 g/mL, vegetable oil 0.93 g/mL, wine 0.99 g/mL
400
The mantle is made of out of....
semi-solid silicate
500
the plastic layer within the mantle (the part of the Earth that is so hot that it begins to flow very slowly like hot fudge)
asthenosphere
500
Which part of Earth generates the magnetosphere?
Outer core
500
Which planet exerts greater gravitational force on objects: Earth or Jupiter?
Jupiter
500
What is the density of this piece of gold? (You'll need a calculator).
19.2 g/mL
500
Within the mantle, this phenomenon drives the movement of tectonic plates
Convection currents