Branches in ES
Geology is...
The study of rock formations
The third planet from the sun is...
Earth!
The top layer of the earth is...
The crust!
(Now I kinda want pizza.)
The outermost layer shares a name with a specific beer brand, along with a virus! but what are their names?
The Corona
Transform Boundaries seem to like to slip around, but which way do they slip against each other?
Plates slide horizontally against each other.
Astronomy is...
The study of stars and space.
The planet with a ring surrounding it is...
Saturn
The center layer of the earth is...
The core
The sun shares a layer with the earth, but which layer do they both have?
The core
Convergent Boundaries are interesting... what are they again?
Plates move toward each other
The study of how the weather effects canyons is...
Meteorology and Geology
The planet housing the big red spot is...
Jupiter
The layer under the crust is called...
The mantle!
Which layer is the second to bottom-most layer?
The Radiative zone
Earths continents were originally just one continent! but what is the name of that continent?
Pangaea
the study of rock formations in the ocean is...
geology and oceanography
This planet is the coldest planet in the solar system, and it is...
Uranus
What are the two layers in the middle of the order?
The mantle and the outer core
Man, I really need a picture, which sun layer do I call for that?
The Photosphere
Wegener’s Hypothesis states that the continents were all together at one point in time, but I don't believe him! what evidence is there to prove this hypothesis?
*Jigsaw-like fit of the continents
*Identical rock formations and mountain ranges across oceans
*Presence of same ancient fossils on now separated continents
Meteorology is the study of weather, but what branches are involved in how weather effects the view of stars and the moon from the ocean?
Meteorology, oceanography and astronomy
Name at least 3 of the planets in order from furthest to closest to the sun.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, and Mercury.
Which layers contain iron and nickel in their main composition?
Both core layers! the inner and outer core!
Which layer is at the top of the INNERMOST layers?
Convection zone.
What causes all of these plate tectonics to even happen in the first place?
Convection currents in the mantle