Atmosphere
Hydro/Litho/Biosphere
Fossils
Our solar system
Beyond our solar system
100
This is the element we need to breath, which composes about 20% of Earth's atmosphere.
What is oxygen?
100
This sphere contains all water on earth in all its forms.
What is the hydrosphere?
100
We watched a video by this famous science personality to learn about fossils.
Who is Bill Bye?
100
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun.
What is the third?
100
This unit is the distance light travels over one year.
What is a light-year?
200
Jets and the protective ozone layer can be found in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the stratosphere?
200
"Litho" translates from Greek to this.
What is stone?
200
This is an example of what type of fossil?
What is a trace fossil?
200
This process is primarily responsible for forming planets and stars from clouds of dust.
What is gravity?
200
These objects have such a strong gravitational pull that not even light can escape.
What are black holes?
300
This mostly inert gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
300
The pet gerbils in Mr. Schratter and Ms. Gutkowski's rooms are primarily a part of this sphere.
What is the biosphere?
300
Fossils are most commonly found in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
300
An astronomical unit, or AU, is the average distance between what two celestial bodies?
What is the Earth and the Sun?
300
This is the closest galaxy to The Milky Way.
What is Andromeda?
400
This effect is the process by which certain gases trap heat in Earth's atmosphere, keeping the planet warm enough to support life.
What is the greenhouse (gas) effect?
400
~97% of Earth's water is in these.
What are oceans?
400
The study of fossils is known as this branch of earth science.
What is paleontology?
400
Earth's tilt is approximately this many degrees?
What is 25.5°?
400
This is an example of what type of galaxy?
What is elliptical?
500
This hottest layer of Earth's atmosphere is responsible for the aurora borealis.
What is the thermosphere?
500
A subsection of the hydrosphere, this sphere contains all frozen water on Earth.
What is the cryosphere?
500
This is an example of what type of fossil?
What is an amber fossil?
500
This planet is the only one in our solar system to spin clockwise.
What is Venus?
500
He first discovered galaxies other than the Milky Way.
Who is Edwin Hubble?