Plate Tectonics
Which layer of Earth is liquid?
Outer core
What is the weakest type of rock?
Sedimentary
What instrument measures air temperature?
Thermometer
How do humans get carbon?
From the food we eat
What are the three Rs?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Which boundary type has two plates that are moving apart?
Divergent Boundary
Obsidian is an example of which type of rock?
Which of the 4 main types of precipitation is the most dangerous?
Hail
What is key for conversion during the nitrogen cycle?
Bacteria
What refers to the clearing and cutting of trees?
Deforestation
What is the hottest layer of Earth?
Inner Core
By what process does sediment turn into a sedimentary rock?
Compacting and Cementing
What root is used for clouds in the upper atmosphere?
Cirro-
What do you call something that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases?
Carbon Sink
What type of pollution occurs when human trash ends up in oceans through storm drains?
Water Pollution
What do you call an opening in Earth's crust where molten rock, gases, and ash escape to the surface?
By what process does igneous rock turn into magma?
Meteorologist
What percent of water on Earth is sea water?
97%
What effect refers to the build-up of Carbon Dioxde in the atmosphere?
Thick Blanket Effect
What scale are earthquakes measured on?
Richter or Mercalli Scale
What type of igenous rock forms when magma cools slowly beneath the Earth's surface?
Intrusive
What severe weather event is responsible for the formation of tornadoes?
Thunderstorms
What are the tiny pores from which plants release water vapor in the form of transpiration called?
Stomata
What has been the percent increase in atmospheric Carbon Dioxide?
50%