Earth's Layers
Thinnest layer of Earth
What is the crust?
This rock is formed from the compaction of tiny particles over time
What is sedimentary rock?
During a high tide, water is this on the beach
What is higher?
Day and night are caused by Earth doing this
What is rotating?
This force causes Earth to orbit the sun
What is gravity?
Earth's inner core has this physical property, unlike the outer core
What is being solid?
This forms through deposition of sediments and is found along many coastlines of Florida
What is a beach?
A solar eclipse blocks the view of this from Earth
What is the sun?
The sun "rises" in this direction because Earth rotates from West to East
What is the East?
These are more common at tectonic plates and can rapidly create mountains
What is a volcano?
Property which means more mass is in a certain space, which Earth's core has the most of
What is density?
This process breaks rock down.
What is weathering?
This occurs when Earth's shadow blocks the view of the sun from the moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
The moon does this to Earth once every 29.5 days. It takes Earth 365.25 days to complete its cycle.
What is orbit/ revolve?
The phase of the moon where it is mostly visible and growing larger
What is waxing gibbous?
This protects Earth from radiation and is generated by the movement of the iron and nickel flowing through Earth's outer core.
What is the magnetic field?
This subsurface event melts sedimentary and metamorphic rock to magma
What is subduction?
These are caused when the sun and moon are perpendicular, causing the tides to be lower than usual
What is neap tide?
This part of Earth gets about the same amount of sunlight all year, no matter where Earth is in its revolution.
What is the equator?
Solar eclipses are relatively rare because of this
What is the moon's tilt?
These are thought to cause earthquakes and move tectonic plates through the movement of the molten asthenosphere
What are convection currents?
This sub-surface event can lead to metamorphic or igneous rock returning to Earth's surface
What is uplift?
This order of planetary bodies leads to spring tides, the highest tides
What is sun-moon-Earth OR Moon-Earth-Sun?
Earth's revolution around the sun at an angle of 23.5 degrees means different hemispheres of Earth get different amounts of sun at different parts of its revolution, causing this.
What are the seasons?
Planets like Earth continue to rotate because they have this, their tendency to keep moving until something stops them.
What is inertia?