Weather
What is the hottest place on Earth?
El Azizia in Libya
Can rocks float?
During a volcanic eruption rocks can float.
Is Earth a sphere?
Because the planet rotates and is more flexible than you might imagine, it bulges at the midsection, creating a sort of pumpkin shape. The bulge was lessening for centuries but now, suddenly, it is growing, a recent study showed. Accelerated melting of Earth's glaciers is taking the blame for the gain in equatorial girth.
What do we call all the living and nonliving things in an area?
Ecosystem
What is the average weather in a place over a long time?
Climate
What is the coldest place on earth?
Vostok Antartica
Can rocks grow?
Yes, rocks can grow.
What 2 great American cities are destined to merge?
LA and San Francisco.
What kind of organism makes its own food using sunlight?
Producer
What do we call the warming of Earth's surface?
Global warming
What makes thunder?
Lightning
What type of rocks forms from cooled lava?
Igneous
Where is the worlds highest waterfall?
The Angel falls in Venezuela.
What happens when too many predators are removed from an ecosystem?
Overpopulation of prey
What gas is a major cause of climate change?
Carbon Dioxide
What do we call water falling from the sky?
Precipitation
What type of rocks forms under heat and pressure?
Metamorphic
How much space dust falls to Earth each year?
About 1,000 million grams a year.
What is it called when living things depend on each other for survival?
Interdepence
What human activity adds the most greenhouse gases?
Burning fossil fuels
What gas do we need for clouds to form?
Water Vapor.
What type of rock forms from layers of sediment?
Sedimentary.
How far does regular dust blow in the wind?
About 20,000 feet.
What diagram shows how energy moves from one organism to another?
Food chain
What is one effect of melting polar ice caps?
Rising sea levels