Water Cycle
Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are forms of
Precipitation
How many moons does Earth have?
1
Hurricanes form in the ________
ocean
The world population
7.8 billion
The removal of trees from a forest
Deforestation
Water freezes at this temperature
32 o F
How long is Earth's revolution around the sun?
365.24 days or 1 year
Tornadoes are categorized by their
wind speeds
This continent has the largest population
Asia
An animal or plant accidentally or intentionally brought from one ecosystem to another
Invasive Species
This energy source drives the water cycle
Solar energy
Earth's 24 hour rotation on its axis causes ___________
daytime and night time
The most common natural disaster worldwide
Floods
Fossil Fuels are a ________ resource, or they cannot be replenished.
Nonrenewable
Deforestation causes a loss of __________ or the different animals and plants in an ecosystem.
Biodiversity
This stage of the water cycle occurs when water vapor forms clouds
Condensation
How long does it take the moon to complete one revolution around Earth?
1 month
Earthquakes are caused by
movement of tectonic plates
________ is a renewable source of energy we get from the sun.
Solar Energy
The cause of global warming is an increase in _________ in Earth's atmosphere
Greenhouse gases
Name the 4 processes of the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection
Name all eight planets in order from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Scale used to measure earthquake magnitude
Richter Scale
Over the last 200 years, as the world population increased, CO2 emissions ___________ .
increased
The ozone layer protects us from cancers and mutations by
Blocking UV radiation from the sun