Astronomy
This galaxy contains our solar system and is a barred spiral shape
What is the Milky Way?
This phenomenon causes winds and ocean currents to curve due to Earth's rotation
What is the Coriolis Effect?
This type of front forms when warm air slides over cold air, often causing steady precipitation
What is a warm front?
Rocks that undergo heat and pressure without melting become this type of rock
What is metamorphic rock?
This first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
What is Sputnik?
This is the force responsible for holding galaxies together.
What is gravity?
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer
What is the stratosphere?
This weather system is associated with sinking air and clear skies
What is a high-pressure system?
This process breaks down rocks into smaller particles through physical and chemical means.
What is weathering?
This NASA mission achieved the first human moon landing in 1969
What is Apollo 11
This ancient Greek proposed the heliocentric model during the Renaissance.
Who is Copernicus?
The percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere is approximately this
What is 78%
This type of storm forms over warm ocean waters and has sustained winds greater than 74 mph
What is a hurricane?
The compaction and cementation of sediments form this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
This force is responsible for the accelerated expansion of the universe.
What is dark energy?
This layer of Earth's atmosphere burns up meteors due to friction
What is the mesosphere?
High-altitude, fast-moving air currents that influence weather patterns are called this
What are jet streams?
The process by which water vapor cools and forms clouds is known as this.
What is condensation?
Rocks that form from cooling magma or lava are classified as this.
What is igneous rock?
This mysterious invisible substance is essential for galaxy formation and rotation
What is dark matter?
The remnant heat from the early universe is called this
What is Cosmic Microwave Background radiation?
This layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth's surface and hosts weather phenomena
What is the troposphere?
This phenomenon occurs when cold air pushes under warm air, often causing heavy rain.
What is a cold front?
This term describes the continuous process by which rocks are transformed into different types.
What is the rock cycle?
This phenomenon occurs when a star exhausts its nuclear fuel and collapses into a dense core
What is a supernova?