Time Zones
Which time zone is Louisiana in?
What is the Central Time Zone?
What are the three parts that make up the Earth? From the center to the outer.
Inner: Core
Middle: Mantle
Outer: Crust
Where is precipitation the heaviest?
What are the two landforms created from weathering and erosion?
What do we call the realm that supports LIFE?
What is the biosphere?
If it is 7 AM in Louisiana, what time is it in California?
What is 5 AM?
What kind of planet is the Earth? A dwarf, a terrestrial planet, or a Gas Giant Planet?
A terrestrial planet
If I live in a humid subtropical climate, which climate zone am I living in? (warm climate, temperate climate, or dry & cold climate)
What are the three landforms created from deposition?
What are deltas, plains, and plateaus?
What do we call the physical system that is filled with water?
What is the hydrosphere?
If it is 8 AM in the central time zone, what time is in the mountain time zone?
What is 7 AM?
List the four natural hazards that can be created by the earth and its environment.
Hurricanes
Landslides
Tornadoes
Floods
When warm air rises, it creates areas of ___ pressure.
Low
How is a mountain formed based on tectonic plates?
The plates push together.
What is made of icy dust particles and frozen gases?
What is a comet?
If it is 9:30 PM in California, what time is it in Alaska?
8:30 PM
How long does it take for the Earth to make a full rotation?
1 day
List the climate zones from warmest to coldest.
Tropical zones, temperate zones, and polar zones
What do tectonic plates do when earthquakes occur?
The plates slide against each other.
What are small, irregularly shaped, planet-like objects?
What are asteroids?
What time zone is New York in?
What is Eastern time zone?
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around the sun?365 d
365 days
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is a "snapshot" of how it looks outside while climate is the AVERAGE weather over a certain period of time.
How do tectonic plates behave when a volcano is formed?
plate forces oceanic crust beneath continental crust causing steam and heat to be released thus forming rocks from above
Name the 8 planets starting with the one closest to the sun.
1.) Mercury
2.) Venus
3.) Earth
4.) Mars
5.) Jupiter
6.) Saturn
7.) Uranus
8.) Neptune