The thinnest of Earth's layers
What is the crust?
Wind generates ocean waves
Atmosphere/hydrosphere
A large, spherical body that orbits a star
What is a planet?
What is a fossil?
Any evidence of ancient life
Which of these rock layers is the youngest?
Layer 1
The thickest of Earth's layers, spanning 1,800 km
Mantle
A river cutting through the ground to form a canyon
Hydrosphere/geosphere
This is the number of planets in our solar system
What is eight?
List three things we can learn from fossils
Examples:
Appearance, age, diet, evolution, ecosystems, color
Of the two types of crust, this one is thinner and more dense
What is oceanic crust?
Earth's crust is divided into these two types
What are oceanic crust and continental crust?
A volcano spewing dust and gas into the air
Geosphere/atmosphere
A small, rocky body that orbits a planet
What is a moon?
What is the difference between body fossils and trace fossils?
Body fossils - part of the organism
Trace fossil - evidence of behavior
Of the two types of crust, this one is thicker and less dense
What is continental crust?
This is Earth's only liquid layer
Humans building a dam
Biosphere/hydrosphere
This event occurs when the moon covers up the sun, from Earth's perspective
What is a solar eclipse?
In what TYPE of rock are fossils usually found?
Sedimentary rock
Mountains result from this type of plate boundary
What is a convergent boundary?
The inner core is made of these metals
What are iron and nickel?
Plants taking up carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen
Biosphere/atmosphere
This process happens inside stars, where hydrogen atoms are fused together to form helium
What is nuclear fusion?
What type of fossilization is the process of turning "bone into stone?"
Permineralization
An area where two tectonic plates slide past one another
What is a transform boundary?