Plants
Name three parts of a plant
roots, stems , leaves
________________ is water, such as rain, snow or hail which falls from the atmosphere to Earth
Precipitation
The _____________ is the constant circulation of water between the sea, the atmosphere and land
water cycle
Name the outer and inner layer of the Geosphere
The crust and the core (inner and outer core)
Earthquakes on the ocean floor produce enormous, destructive waves called _____________.
Tsunamis
Name two types of non flowering and seedless plants
mosses and ferns
Name the first layer of Earth's atmosphere
Troposphere
Water in ________ form covers most of the Earth's surface.
Water in _________ form is found in the polar regions and mountains
Water vapour, a _______ is found in the atmosphere
liquid, solid, gas
Name the middle layer of the Geosphere and what is found inside it
The mantle and magma is found inside it
What causes Earthquakes?
Movements of the Earth's crust
Name the group of flowerless plants with seeds and give an example
Gymnosperms (pine tree)
Name the second layer of the atmosphere and the layer that protects Earth form ultraviolet rays and the layer
Stratosphere and Ozone layer
What are the first two stages of the water cycle?
evaporation, condensation
Igneous rocks
Magma is called what when it reaches the Earth's surface?
Lava
Name the group of flowering plants and give two examples
Angiosperms (tomatoes and sunflowers)
Describe one way that the atmosphere is essential to life on Earth
1. It has oxygen which all living things breathe
2. Co2 and other gases are like a blanket that retain Earth's heat
3. Ozone filters Ultraviolet rays
Name and describe the last two stages of the water cycle
3. Water falls from clouds as rain; if it is very cold, water solidifies
4. water flows over the land and filters into it. Some water returns to the sea or evaporates
Rocks are made up of minerals. Minerals are pure and we cannot break them down. Name one example of a mineral.
Diamond
Volcanoes form in places where there is __________, red hot liquid rock, under the surface.
Magma
Name the male (1) and female parts (2) of the plant necessary for sexual reproduction
Male = Stamens
Female = Ovary and ovules
Air is a mixture of gases. Name the two main gases and name three gases that there are smaller quantities of
Main gases = Nitrogen and Oxygen
Smaller amounts of = Carbon dioxide, Ozone and Water vapour
Describe: Waves, Tides and Ocean Currents
Waves are the rise and fall of the waters surface and are caused by wind.
Tides are the rise and fall of sea level twice a day, caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun
Ocean currents are the movement of large masses of water in the same direction
Name the three types of rock
sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic
When a volcano erupts, magma is pushed up through a central pipe called the volcanic ____________.
It emerges through a circular opening called a ______.
Layers of lava and ash cool and solidify around the crater and form a volcanic ________________.
Chimney
Crater
Cone