Density
Gravity
Layers
Spheres
Formation
100

Dense objects float or sink? 

sink

100

The force that every object exerts on every other object because of their masses is called? 

Gravity

100
The inner layer is known as the _________? 

Core

100

The Sphere that makes up the earths skeleton is the ____________? 

Geosphere

100
How many years ago does your book say earth formed? 

4.6 Billion

200

True or False, how tightly a material is packed together can change the the density of an object? 

true

200

When you toss a ball in the air and it comes back down because the earth has more ___________ than any other object near you? 

Mass

200

What layer is just below the crust?  

Mantle

200

When ice is falling from the sky this is an example of the ______________shpere interacting with the _____________shpere?  

cryosphere and atmosphere

200

Our solar system formed from a cloud of gas, ice, and dust called a 

Nebula

300

True or False

Oil is more dense than water? 

False, oil sits on top of water.

300

What is heavier a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers? 

Neither they are the same

300

Which layer is more dense, the crust or the mantle? 

mantle

300

The prefix Bio means? 

Life

300

What formed first, earth or the sun? 

The sun

400

Did density have an effect on the earth's layers?  Why? 

Yes, the earths layers are a direct result of density of what each layer is made up of.  

400

What makes earths gravitational pull so strong?

Its mass

400

The earth's core is solid or liquid? 

Solid

400

Name a sphere that interacts with the atmosphere?  

Bio, Hydro, Cryo, Geo are all acceptable answers

400

Is the outer core liquid or solid? 

liquid

500

Density is the amount of _________ in a material per unit volume.  

mass

500

Name two factors that affect the strength of the gravitational force between objects? 

mass and distance

500
Scientists group the together the crust and the uppermost mantle into a rigid, or hard, layer called the 

lithosphere

500

The sphere that is sometimes mentioned as the 5th sphere is called the ____________?

Cryosphere

500
The earth's geosphere is divided into how many major categories?  

Top layer, middle layer, bottom layer.