Inside Earth
How many layers does the earth have?
4
What are the 4 parts of the water cycle? (You can sing it!)
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection.
What leaks or blows lava and ash as pressure builds inside it?
A volcano.
What is the purpose of a map?
To give someone information about the area around them.
What biome do you find the Arctic and Antarctic?
Polar biome
Which layer of the earth do you live on?
crust
Cumulus
What is the most common way for an island to form?
An underwater volcanic explosion.
What is the most important line of latitude that divides the Earth in half?
Equator
Beside the ocean, name another aquatic biome.
River, lake, wetland
Name the layers of the earth.
Inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust.
What step of the water cycle forms clouds?
Condensation
What is it called when bits and pieces of earth break off or apart due to wind, sun and water?
Erosion
What is another name for the South Pole?
Antarctica
Which biome is known to have the most trees?
Forest biome
What is hot, molten rock called?
What is the most common type of rock found in the Texas Hill Country?
Limestone or sedimentary
What is it called when the earth vibrates and shakes due to underground movement.
Earthquake
What is the study of Earth's landscapes, people and places called?
Geography
Which 2 biomes are the most dry on the planet?
Deserts and grasslands
What is the inner core made of?
Solid iron.
Name the 3 types of rocks formed in the rock cycle.
Sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous.
What are the plates called that shift and move under the Earth's crust?
Tectonic plates
Cartographer
When air or water moves due to a difference in temperature, it is called a ________
current