Solar System
How many Planets are in our Solar System?
8
What is the innermost layer of the Earth?
Core
The sun is part of the Earth's water cycle. True or False
True
High or Low Pressure? (see picture)
Low
What is a vertebrate?
has a backbone
Name the planets in our solar system
Jupiter; Earth; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Venus; Mercury; Mars
True
What is evaporation?
When the sun heats up a body of water and the water evaporates back into the atmosphere.
High pressure or low pressure
High
what is an invertebrate
without a backbone
How far is Earth from the sun?
Approx 93 million miles
True or False
The crust of the Earth is made of liquid substances.
What is Transpiration?
Transpiration is the process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere from their leaves
The study of the weather and atmosphere is called meteorology. True or False
True!
Name the two types of coral
Hard & Soft
What makes Earth unique out of all the planets?
Answers may include:
Water
Human life
plants/animals
True or False. The sphere of the atmosphere we live in is the exosphere.
False. We live in the biosphere and troposphere.
What is condensation?
Condensation is when water vapor turns into tiny water droplets.
Name at least three types of precipitation.
Snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail, rain
Name the FIVE oceans of the earth
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Which planet is the farthest away from Earth?
Neptune
Name the three layers of the Earth
Core, Mantle, Crust
What is cohesion?
when water molecules stick together
According to the line graph, what is the chance of precipitation on June 1. (6/1)
50%
Intertidal, Sunlight, Twilight, Midnight, Abyss and Trench