resources
These resources can be replaced naturally.
what are renewable resources
This force keeps planets in orbit.
Answer: What is gravity?
Water changing from liquid to gas is called this.
what is evaporation
Energy from the Sun reaches Earth by this process.
What is radiation?
The layer between Earth’s crust and core.
What is the mantle?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of these resources.
What are nonrenewable resources?
This theory explains how the universe began.
what is the big bang theory
Water stored underground is called this.
what is groundwater
Cool air moving from land to sea at night is called this.
What is a land breeze?
Rocks changing from one type to another describes this cycle.
What is the rock cycle?
Solar-powered streetlights are an example of using this kind of energy.
what is renewable energy
The moon phase when the moon appears completely lit.
what is a full moon
Ocean water density changes because of temperature and this.
What is salinity (dissolved salts)?
The warmer the air, the greater the amount of this in the atmosphere.
What is humidity/water vapor?
The movement of Earth’s plates is called this.
what is plate tectonics
Poor air quality is often caused by this human activity.
What is industrial pollution/factories?
These planets are closest to the Sun and are rocky.
Answer: What are terrestrial planets?
Cutting down trees decreases this process in the water cycle.
what is transpiration
Heat transfer by movement of fluids is called this.
What is convection?
Carrying away rock and soil by wind or water is called this.
Answer: What is erosion?
Climate change is mainly caused because the atmosphere reradiates more of this back to Earth
What is heat/thermal energy?
The area between Mars and Jupiter filled with rocky objects
what is the asterioid belt
Water falling from clouds to Earth is called this
What is precipitation?
Earth’s atmosphere is best described as this around Earth.
What is a thin layer surrounding the planet?
Alfred Wegener’s theory was criticized because he lacked this.
What is an explanation for how continents moved?