Space, Earth, Sun, & Moon
What is inertia?
An object’s resistance to a change in motion.
What are the phases of water?
Solid, liquid, gas.
What is the thin, solid layer of the Earth?
Crust.
What is one example of an abiotic factor?
Light, temperature, soil, water, etc.
What is the definition of natural resources?
Resources that exist without any actions of humankind.
What is Kepler's Third Law?
Planets further from the sun take longer to orbit it.
What is convection?
What is the Continental Drift Theory?
Supercontinent called Pangaea.
Which cycle is used by animals/humans in cellular respiration?
Oxygen Cycle.
Which type of resource does not regenerate within lifetime?
Nonrenewable.
What is the tilt of the Earth's axis?
23.5 degrees.
What is Heat Capacity?
Water absorbs a lot of heat before increasing in temperature.
In which plate boundary do plates separate?
Divergent.
Which type of pollution comes from a specific identifiable source?
Point Source.
What is mitigation?
Using planning tools and strategies to reduce a community's risk to natural and man-made hazards.
During what moon phase do neap tides occur?
Quarter Moons.
What is the middle layer of the Earth's atmosphere?
Mesosphere.
What is it called when eroded material is dropped and build up new landforms?
Deposition.
What is the natural process by which ecosystems recover from disturbances?
Succession.
Which body system has developmental delays due to lead and other toxins present in the water?
Nervous System.
The sun's core produces energy through _______?
Nuclear Fusion.
Which ocean currents are created by thermohaline circulation?
Deep
Which type of volcano is non-explosive with thin runny lava?
Shield.
Name 2 of the main greenhouse gases.
CO2, Methane, Water Vapor, Nitrous Oxide, Ozone.
Global average surface temperatures has risen ____ degrees fahrenheit since the 19th century.
2.