the name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago
What is Pangaea?
the plate boundary that volcanoes are found
convergent
78% of Earth's Atmosphere
Nitrogen
The process by which water vapor is changed into liquid water is called:
condensation
DOUBLE JEOPARDY wind blowing sand around in a desert is which two spheres interacting
geosphere and atmosphere
A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried?
They weren’t. Survivors don’t need to be buried.
Letter D is what layer?
Inner Core
what is this plate boundary?
divergent
layer of the Earth where most weather occurs
Troposphere
DOUBLE JEOPARDY Most of accessible freshwater is found here
groundwater
interaction between the biosphere and the hydrosphere
Organisms need water to survive
Organisms live in water
A man shaves many times during the day, but at the end of the day, he still has a beard. How is this possible?
The man is a barber.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Two pieces of evidence that supports the theory of continental drift
The puzzle like “fit” of South America and Africa
Fossils of land animals found oceans apart
Rocks of similar types and age found oceans apart
Glacial Evidence
cracks in earth's crust typically formed on transform boundaries
faults
Reason all the gasses on the Earth don't float away
gravity
The transfer of heat through direct contact (Letter B)
conduction
Describe an interaction between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere
Rain clouds found in the air
Spelled forwards I’m what you do every day, spelled backward I’m something you hate. What am I?
describe the Earth's crust
the rocky thinnest outermost layer of the earth
Where is the nearest divergent boundary to us?
Atlantic Ocean (mid ocean ridge)
DOUBLE JEOPARDY important layer found in the stratosphere and its purpose
ozone layer; protects us from the sun
most of Earth's freshwater is found here
Icecaps and glaciers
Sand dunes/wind erosion, mountains causing atmospheric uplift is what two sphere interacting
geosphere & atmosphere
What starts with a T, ends with a T, and has T in it?
a teapot
The crust and upper mantle of the Earth is called
lithosphere
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
the convergence of oceanic crust sliding under a piece of continental crust
what is subduction zone
A body of air with uniformed temperature, pressure, and humidity
air mass
the ocean's main function
temperature regulation
Describe an interaction between the biosphere and the atmosphere
We need air to breathe
Plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis
Birds travel through the air
What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly
Flexible moving layer of the earth's layers
asthenosphere or mantle
Mt. Everest is found on what plate boundary
continental convergent boundary
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
a fast moving front that usually leads to thunderstorms
cold front
describe a high pressure system
clear and fair weather
Describe an interaction between the biosphere & the geosphere
Organisms living in caves
The ground supports us
What runs, but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?
a river
Purpose of convection currents within the interior of the Earth
Causes the movement of tectonic plates
DOUBLE JEOPARDY the separation of two continental pieces of crust results in this land formation
rift valley
List the order of the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest
troposphere --> stratosphere --> mesosphere --> thermosphere --> exosphere
Underground formations that contain groundwater
aquifers
Describe an interaction between the hydrosphere and the geosphere
Rocks in a river eroding away
Forward, I am heavy; backward, I am not. What am I?
A ton