Earth and Space
Time/Rotation
Earth's Structure
Forces Surface
Forces Inside
100
sun
What does the earth orbit?
100
night and day
What does the Earth's spinning motion cause?
100
core
What is a sphere of very hot metal?
100
wind,water,ice
What 3 things that shape the earth's surface?
100
volcano
What does the movement of hot, soft rock in the mantle form?
200
sunlight
What does the earth receive in varying amounts from season to season?
200
counterclockwise
Which way does the Earth spin?
200
mantle
What is rocky layer around the core?
200
weathering
What is breaking down rocks to tiny pieces?
200
plate tectonics
What is theory that the Earth's crust is made of blocks?
300
revolution
What is a complete journey around the sun?
300
axis
What is the imaginary line that runs from the South Pole to the North Pole?
300
crust
What is thin layer of rocks and mineral that surround the mantle?
300
plateau
What is a flat area that rises above the surrounding area?
300
plates
What the continents and parts of continents are made of according to scientists?
400
equinox
What is equal light and darkness , which happens twice a year?
400
areas sharing the same time
What is a time zone?
400
atmosphere
What is thin layer of gases that goes above the Earth's surface?
400
plain
What is large gently rolling land area?
400
magma
What is melted molten rocked known as to scientists?
500
solstice
What is the point where days are longest and shortest?
500
24 hours
What is the amount of time that it takes the earth to make a complete rotation?
500
landforms
What shapes and types of land?
500
delta
What is the place where a river fans out into the sea depositing material?
500
faults
What are seams in the Earth's crust?
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