Electricity
What do you call the negatively charged particle in an atom?
What are the 4 distinct layers of the Earth?
What is weathering?
breaking down of rocks
Is the Sun a star?
Yes, it is classified as a yellow dwarf
The hottest planet
Venus
What do you call the force of attraction or repulsion due to charge?
a. Electrical attraction
b. Electromagnetism
c. Electric force
c. Electric force
This layer of the earth is compared to the non-newtonian fluid called "Oobleck". It shows plasticity.
Mantle
Abrasion, Frost Wedging, and Thermal Stress are under what type of Weathering?
Mechanical Weathering
This influences the tides on Earth
The moon's gravitational pull
The 8th planet in the solar system
Neptune
______ electricity is the build-up of electrons on an object's surface like rubbing the balloon on the hair and lightning.
Static electricity
What are the 2 types of crust?
Continental and Oceanic Crust
This is the wearing away of the top layer of soil by wind, water, and human activities. It also removes nutrients, making land less fertile. What is this?
Soil Erosion
Astronomy
Name all 8 planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Name the parts of the circuit.
Energy source, Load, Wires, and Switch
Granite, Basalt, Pumice, and Obsidian are what type of rocks?
Igneous rocks
Name the 4 causes of soil erosion.
Wind, Water, Ice, and Gravity
The moon orbits the Earth and complete one revolution every___ days. How many days is it?
27.3 days
Terrestrial planets and Gas Giants
Name 4 examples of RENEWABLE energy source.
Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal, or Biomass
What are the 5 stages of the formation of sedimentary rocks in order?
Weathering, Erosion, Deposition (or Transportation), Compaction, then Cementation
Name the 4 kinds of chemical weathering.
Carbonation, Oxidation, Hydrolysis, and Acid rain
What is the term where the moon is at its FARTHEST POINT from Earth?
Apogee
(Perigee - The Moon is at its closest point)
What separates Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars from the Gas giants? (clue: it has many "floating rocks")
The Asteroid Belt