Spheres of Earth
Moving Stuff
I'm Feeling Energized
My Fault
Let's Rock
Random Knowledge
100
All the water on Earth makes up this "-sphere"
hydrosphere
100
*DAILY DOUBLE*
This is the idea that any natural processes we can observe today happened the same in the past and will also happen the same way in the future
Uniformitarianism
100
This is the transfer of energy between objects that are touching
Conduction
100
This hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener stated that continents slowly moved to their current positions after being a part of a single, giant landmass
Continental Drift
100
This type of rock forms when layers of sediment settle on top of each other
sedimentary
100
By Zeus! This author has sold over 30 million copies of his book in the United States alone! His work has made into a show on Disney+ that came out last year.
Rick Riordan
200
All the fresh water on Earth still add up to this percentage
3%
200
The breaking down of rock at or near Earth's surface is called this.
weathering
200
This is the property of matter that's equal to the amount of mass in a certain volume
Density
200
The lithosphere is made of rigid pieces called THIS that move across Earth's surface.
Tectonic Plates
200
Scientists use these two characteristics to help them understand how rocks form.
Composition and Texture
200
This country has the most time zones in the world, mostly because of its territories in South America and in islands off the coast of Africa.
France
300
The three layers of the Geosphere
crust, mantle, and core
300
These two things help break down all rock.
wind and water
300
This is the transfer of energy caused by the circulation of matter.
Convection
300
The process by which a collision between two plates forces the denser plate under the less dense plate
subduction
300
This is a solid structure made of atoms arranged in a repeating geometric pattern.
Crystal
300
This ingredient that is so important in Italian cuisine is actually native to North America! Thanks a lot Columbian Exchange
Tomatoes
400
The "-sphere" of Earth that consists of all the gases surrounding the surface. Also the topic of our next textbook!
Atmosphere
400
Weathered rock that is picked up and moved is called this
erosion
400
This type of Energy from the sun transfers as light moves through space or transparent substances.
Radiation
400
This type of boundary is formed when two plates are moving away from each other.
Divergent
400
This type of Igneous rock forms when magma cools quickly on Earth's surface.
Extrusive rock
400
This crusty alliterative phrase means to share a meal with someone. Jesus did it often.
Break Bread
500
This gas makes up most of the atmosphere
nitrogen
500
This is when material drops and settles after eroding.
deposition
500
The name for the largest artificial model of Earth's biosphere. Unfortunately it failed but it's still used today for research and education!
Biosphere 2
500
Alfred Wegener used this evidence to hypothesis continental drift. (At least one out of two)
Similar mountain ranges
Fossils
500
This type of Force along with heat causes Metamorphic rock to deform
Tectonic Force
500
This animal from South America is the world's largest rodent!
Capybara