Weathering
Process by which rocks are naturally broken down
What is erosion?
The atmosphere layers are troposhere; stratosphere; mesosphere; thermosphere and ____.
What is the exosphere?
Frost weathering is ______.
What is when water freezes in cracks, expands, and breaks rock apart?
As part of the water cycle, water in lakes and rivers changes to water vapor through ____.
What is evaporation?
True or False
The Moon rotates to show the Earth both sides.
False
This is not a reason for erosion: Water, waves, or sunlight
What is sunlight?
The layer in our atmosphere where weather occurs is _________.
What is troposphere?
Erosion is ___.
What is the wearing away of rock when it scrapes or rubs against other rocks?
Water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is a precipitation?
True or False
The Moon is a star.
False
Acid rain is an example of _____.
What is chemical weathering?
In the stratosphere, there is a layer of gas called the ozone. The ozone blocks___.
What is it blocks ultraviolet rays from the sun?
True or false: When air is warmed by the ground the warm air becomes less dense and is pushed upward.
What is true
True or false: Underground water reserves are an example of surface water runoff.
What is false?
The Moon phase where the entire side is visible.
What is full moon?
Fossils are formed in ____ rock.
What is sedimentary?
The layer of the atmosphere experiences the highest temperature is______.
What is the thermosphere?
The type of weather that usually occurs with heat & high humidity.
What is heavy rains or thunderstorms?
Rain that contains acids caused by air pollution.
What is a acid rain?
(Phase) The lit-up part of the Moon's face shrinks from about 100% to 50%.
What is waning gibbous?
Melted rock is formed by____. Sedimentary, Metamorphic or Igneous
What is igneous?
Someone who is trained to predict the weather is called a_____.
What is a meteorologist?
Weather is caused by_____.
What is uneven heating of the earth's surface?
If the weather is hot and humid, you will feel ____.
What is sticky?
The lunar phase between a first quarter moon and a full moon.
What is waxing gibbous?