Solar System
Planet closest to the sun
Mercury
First living thing on Earth
Bacteria
Continent with no countries within it
Antarctica
Name for the movements of Earth's plates on the mantle?
Plate Tectonics
Underground Lava is called what?
Magma
Space rock that crashes on earth
Meteorite
This energy source is formed from the remains of living beings that were buried and compressed over millions of years
Fossil fuels
Specific name for the direction a compass points to
Magnetic North
Whn two plates come together, the general term is called ____
Convergent
0o Latitudinal Line
Equator
Our sun and planets are the remains of an exploding star called a _____
Supernova
Natural satellite of the Earth?
The Moon
Which Ocean has El Nino within it?
Pacific
When one plate dives under another less dense converging plate, it is called ____
Subduction
Earthquakes and volcanoes are most prevalent surrounding the Pacific Ocean in the "Ring of _____"
Fire
What can be found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?
The Asteroid Belt
The solid inner core spinning inside the liquid outer core creates Earth's ____ field
Magnetic
Opposes the Prime Meridian
The International Dateline
O3 is called what?
Ozone
Oldest detectable light in the Universe?
The Cosmic Microwave Background
Term meaning Earth is the center of the solar system (& the universe)
Geocentric
The result of ions from solar wind interacting with Earth's Magnetic Field
Auroras
Longitudinal degrees of the International Dateline
180o
A deep underwater converging fault valley, also the deepest point of oceanic water
The Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep, more specifically)
Oldest species of early life (ancient bacteria) that is still found alive today, off the coast of Australia)
Stromatolites