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Center of the Earth
Center of the Earth
How many main layers does the earth have?
Three: Core, Mantle & Crust
What is the daily state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time including temperature, rain, and more called?
Weather
What is a complete spin on an axis that happens every 24 hours on Earth?
Rotation
What are a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern called?
Constellations
Cell walls are present only in this type of cell
Plant Cell
What is the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of the Earth?
The Crust
What type of front happens when two air masses meet but do not move?
Stationary Front
What is the name of the fourth planet closest to the sun, the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the theory of how the universe formed?
The Big Bang Theory
What is the location of DNA in a cell?
The Nucleus
What is the name of the single large supercontinent that dispersed slowly over millions of years as the tectonic plates drifted?
Pangaea
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Which two planets are labels ice giants?
Neptune & Uranus
What is made up from gases, ice, dust, and rock and leaves a tail as it flies across the sky?
Comet
Which of the following is a phenotype: Tall OR TT
Tall
What is it called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
Divergent or Constructive
What type of front happens when a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass creating rain?
Cold Front
What is something all the planets have in common?
They all revolve around the sun!
What is a huge cloud of gases and dust from which a star forms called?
Nebula
Put the following in the correct order: tissue, organ system, cell, organ
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System
True or False: Eventually, we will run out of renewable resources
False
What is the average daily weather for an extended period of time at a certain location?
Climate
The moon is a natural type of this that revolves around a bigger object.
Satellite
What is a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass?
Supernova
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Organisms that have certain traits that are favorable for survival reproduce and pass those traits onto their offspring. Over time, the trait increases in the population. This is called ______________.
Natural Selection