Earth
What is a piece of evidence that continental drift existed?
What are fossils found on separated continents or
fitting together of continents
At the bottom of many layers of sediment, you would find the sediment that change into ____________________________ rock due to weathering and erosion.
sedimentary
If a bucket of water is left outside or in a window facing sunlight and the water level begins to drop, what can you conclude is happening?
evaporation
In convection currents, _____ air rises as _____ air sinks.
What is Hot rises (less dense) as cool sinks (more dense).
When lava enters the ocean and cools, _____________ rock forms.
igneous
The ___________ or center of Earth is the hottest.
core
What occurs when the moon blocks sunlight from hitting Earth?
Solar Eclipse
Rock type resulting from heat and pressure exerted on any of the three types of rocks
metamorphic
The type of rock where fossilized remains may be found.
Sedimentary
What drives the water cycle?
the sun
The ______________ is responsible for how the Gulf Stream flows northeast and the Brazil Current flows southwest. The curving of winds as the Earth spins...
What is the coriolis effect?
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
Troposphere
Molten rock before it erupts as lava is called?
Magma
The sphere of Earth containing all water is the _____________________.
hydrosphere
The nickname for the area around the Pacific Rim (ocean) where there are more instances of volcanic activity (and earthquakes)
The Ring of Fire
The three rock types
igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary
Land changes temperature ___________ than water due to water's specific heat.
faster
Scientists have developed a theory called ___________ _______________ to explain how forces deep within Earth can cause seafloors to spread and continents to move. via convection currents
plate tectonics
Which human activity has amajor impact on the release of Carbon Dioxide, leading to global climate change?
What is burning fossil fuels?
The processes by which sediment is created and removed from a place are called ________________________.
weathering and erosion
Fill in the missing moon phases in order starting with new moon:
New Moon, (1)_______ crescent, first quarter, waxing (2)_______, Full moon, Waning gibbous, (3)______ quarter, waning crescent
New Moon, (1)Waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing (2)gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, (3)third quarter, waning crescent
the action of two tectonic plates colliding and the less dense plate, submerges underneath the denser one
Subduction
The hemisphere which, as a result of the Earth's tilt, is angled more toward the sun experiences the season of ______________.
Summer
The name of the instrument used to measure air pressure
Barometer