About the Earth
How many time zones does North America have? What are they?
EST
Central
Mountain
Pacific
Name 2 types of severe weather? (6)
Storm (winter)
Thunderstorm
Hurricane
Tornado
Floods
Droughts
Name 2 oceans on Earth.
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Southern
Indian
Earth revolves around what?
Sun
Name the different spheres of the Earth. (4 of them)
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Cryosphere
Biosphere
How can we find our location on the globe using imaginary lines? (waypoints)
Latitude
Longitude
Name 3 continents.
North America
South America
Asia
Australia
Africa
Antartica
Europe
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
Name three of Earth's 7 surfaces.
Mountains
Plateaus
Plains
Costlines
Dunes
Rivers
Deltas
What are the two points on Earth that give us a magnetic force.
North and South poles
What is the largest mountain range in the US.
Rocky mountains
How many seasons do we have?
4
Water cycle includes? (3)
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
What are the Earth's layers?
Inner Core
Outer Core
Mantle
Crust
What is the largest mountain on Earth?
Mount Everest
What is the largest planet by mass?
Jupiter
Heat transfers that are on Earth? (3)
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
What is the ring of fire on the Earth?
Tectonic plates around the coastline of the Pacific.
Mauna Loa
Which planet has the longest orbit around the sun?
Neptune