Weather & Climate
Earth’s recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as:
What is global warming?
The closest planet to the sun.
What is Mercury?
this is the rock a geologist would usually find a fossil in
What is sedimentary?
Coal, gas, and oil are all commonly known as _____ fuels.
What are fossil fuels?
The state of the atmosphere at a place and time including temperature, rain, and more.
What is the weather?
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This is what a crack in the Earth's crust is called.
What is a fault?
A resource that is used faster than nature can recreate is known as a ________ resource.
What is nonrenewable?
The weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
______ and ________ are known as ice giant planets.
What is Uranus and Neptune?
This rock is formed when melted rocks cool down.
What is igneous?
The 3 most common Renewable Energy sources
Wind, Water, and the Sun
This is the largest ocean on planet Earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Any form of water that falls to Earth's surfaces from the clouds; includes rain, sleet, snow, and hail. This is most thought of as rain in liquid form.
What is precipitation?
A powerful explosion of a star.
What is a supernova?
The study of ancient life, from dinosaurs to prehistoric plants, mammals, fish, insects etc.
What is paleontology?
What is geothermal?
a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
What is a black hole?
The boundary between air masses of different densities and usually different temperatures
What is a front?
This is the most common type of star found in the Milky Way.
What are Red Dwarf Stars?
the remains of plants and animals that lived only during a limited time period is known as an ____ fossil.
Index Fossil
This gas is released by trees and other plants.
What is carbon dioxide?
Mr. McKenna’s birthday is _____ 13th
October