Geology
How much of the earth is covered by water?
70%
What is a cloud at ground level called?
fog
What is a group of stars that forms a picture?
constellation
What planets are made of gas?
outer planets
What is the flight & space agency of the US government?
NASA
Where is magma found?
in the mantle
Where does weather happen?
lower atmostphere
What gives the earth a year?
revolution around the sun
What gives the earth seasons?
What 2 types of crust does the earth have?
oceanic & continental
What is the hottest place on earth?
core
What cyclone develops over hot land?
Tornado
What is a huge star system?
galaxy
What is a star and all of the heavenly bodies that orbit it?
solar system
What rocks are changed by heat or pressure?
metamorphic
bedrock
What controls the water cycle?
the sun's heat energy
What are the types of energy provided by the sun?
heat & light
What are sextants, astrolabes, stars, and GPS used for?
navigation
What is the term evolutions use to describe a "missing link" between two kinds of animals?
transitional form
What are the 2 main ingredients in soil?
Humus and minerals
Why do thunderstorms move West to East?
New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full, gibbous, quarter, crescent
Why is the moon visible?
The moon is nonluminous but is illuminated by the light from the sun.
What name was given to the rock from the moon that was brought back by Apollo 11?
Armalcolite