A star is born
What is the first stage of a star's life cycle?
nebula - gas and dust start colliding and compacting due to gravity
List all 4 Earth's spheres and what each one means
Bio: life, Hydro: water, Atmos:air , Geo: land/rock
Draw what a CONVERGENT boundary looks like and name 1 landform that is created at this boundary.
convergent = collide
Mountains, plateaus, trench
1. Increase in temperatures - forests changing
2. Increase in precipitation - flooding
3. Infrastructure damage and reconstruction
4. Disease carrying pests and insects increasing
What is the inner core made of?
Iron
What type of star is our sun?
Low-Medium Mass star
List three examples of things found in the hydrosphere.
anything made of water
How is a canyon formed and is it caused by ENDO or EXOgenic processes?
A canyon is formed from weathering and erosion and it is an EXOgenic process
Name the 4 biomes of Minnesota
Tallgrass Aspen Parkland
Prairie grassland
Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest
What happens to the density, temperature, and pressure as you travel deeper into Earth's core?
They all increase.
What are the three types of radiation we receive from our sun?
Infrared (heat)
Ultravoilet (invisible)
Short-wave (visible - light)
List three examples of things found in the geosphere.
anything made of rocks and or minerals.
Name one Earth process that can BUILD up land (a CONSTRUCTIVE) force
deposition
convergent boundaries
uplift
volcanoes
Describe how a plant or animal in Minnesota could be affected by climate change.
answers vary
What is the force that drives plate movement and the rock cycle?
THERMAL CONVECTION!
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
List three examples of things found in the atmosphere.
List any gas
Name an Earth process that can BREAK down land (A DESTRUCTIVE force)
weathering
erosion
earthquakes
earth crust going back into mantel at oceanic and continental convergent boundary
What is something that YOU can do to help combat climate change?
-reduce, reuse, recycle
-conserve energy
-learn more
-advocate
-don't drive as much -
-alternative energy sources
Draw the intersection of the earth showing all 4 layers labeled.
Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust.
How will our sun end its life in millions of years?
It was end as a black dwarf after turning into white dwarf.
How could the hydrosphere affect the biosphere?
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Were the Mississippi River Bluffs created from a DESTRCUTIVE or CONSTRUCTIVE process? Explain
DESTRUCTIVE process from the land weathering and eroding from the water of the river, wind, and vegetation
Name something that could or is increasing Earth's overall temperature.
Greenhouse gases, cutting down trees, more pavement ...
Draw a diagram of thermal convection.
Diagram