The third planet from the Sun
the Earth
What covers the earth by 71%?
by Water
This forms when cold air and hot air mix and start to spin
a tornado
These kinds of animals have live babies, instead of laying eggs
a. Reptiles b. Mammals c. dino
"Mammals"
The substance from which everything is made (even you!)
matter
The three layers of the Earth are the core, the mantle, and the crust. The top layer, the crust, is where we live and is made up of these
tectonic plates
This forms when ice crystals stick together in the atmosphere during cold, winter days
a Snow
All dog breeds are descended from this animal
"Wolf"
The Biggest Planet in the Solar System
Jupiter
These ______ _______ are the areas where a rubbing makes the "Earth Shake".
Fault lines
This is an air channel collapsing after a lightning strike. Sometimes its very loud!
a thunder
How many species of animals are on Earth:
A. 10.3 billion; B. 500; C. 8.7 million; D. 74,956
C. 8.7 million?
An object in space that creates natural light through the process of nuclear fusion (atoms smashing together at very high speeds).
a star
Covers earth about 29%
land
This happens when positively-charged particles and negatively-charged particles come close together inside a cloud
a Lightning!
These insects outnumber humans a million to one
"ants"
The smallest Planet in the Solar System
Pluto
These are strongest where tectonic plates meet
earthquakes
These form over the Atlantic Ocean in the warm, tropical waters, and then move north toward land
a hurricane
These ancient animals are actually thought to be more related to birds than to reptiles
the dinosaurs