Unit 1 (Universe)
a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
what is Black hole?
a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone
What is Hurricane?
natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes
what is Renewable resource?
area around a plate boundary where movement takes place.
What is a fault?
a vertebrate (such as an amphibian, a bird, or a mammal) with two pairs of limbs. Includes extant and extinct amphibians, reptiles, and synapsids
what is Tetrapod?
a star that has collapsed under its own gravity
what is Neutron Star?
clouds that generate heavy rain, thunder, lightning, sometimes hail, and sometimes tornadoes
What is cumulonimbus?
natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption.
What is Non-renewable resource?
Hot molten rock below the surface of the earth
what is magma?
Earth liquid and solid water
What is hydrosphere?
Approximate age of the universe
what is 13.8 billion years?
violent rotating column of air formed from a thunderstorm
what is tornado?
formed when large quantities of dead organisms–primarily zooplankton and algae–underneath sedimentary rock are subjected to intense heat and pressure.
What is Petroleum?
the outermost part of the earth
what is earths crust?
It takes me 365 days to complete
what is a revolution?
A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
What is a constellation
the peak for tornado season
what is May- Early June?
also known as anthracite
what is coal?
I make up the Earth's surface and can include rivers, mountains, lakes, caves plateaus, or valleys.
What are geological features?
location where plates move apart
what are divergent boundaries?