Solar System
The largest planet in the solar system is ?
What is Jupiter
All weather occurs in this layer.
What is the troposphere
Acid Rain dissolving the surface of a marble statue is an example of what type of weathering?
What is chemical
Earth's tilt on its axis is responsible for what
What is seasons
The thinnest layer of earth
What is the crust
This keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
What is gravity
This layer contains the ozone layer, which protects us from UV rays.
What is the stratosphere.
Ice expanding in a rock crack and breaking it apart is an example of what type of weathering
What is physical weathering
What are the short term atmospheric conditions known as
The thickest layer of the Earth
What is the mantle?
This star is made primarily of hydrogen and helium.
What is the sun
To regulate temperature and protect us from radiation is the primary function of Earth's ....?
What is atmosphere.
Name the agent of erosion responsible for the Grand Canyon
What is running water?
What are the long term average of atmospheric conditions known as
What is climate?
This crust is thinner but denser than contintental crust
What is oceanic crust
What planet comes next in order from the sun outward; Mercury, Venus, Earth,...
What is Mars
This layer is where the tectonic plates move
What is the Asthenosphere
This process is important because it builds new landforms such as deltas, beaches and sand dunes.
What is deposition?
The phases of the moon do not directly influence a region's.....?
What is climate
From surface to center, this is the correct order of earth's layers.
Crust -> Mantle -> Outer core -> Inner Core
The movement of broken down materials to a new location...
What is erosion
What effect refers to the way gases are trapped to keep Earth warm enough to support life?