Land
the study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks
What is geology?
the gaseous layer surrounding the earth
What is the atmosphere?
the branch of science that deals with physical universe beyond Earth
What is astronomy?
an Egyptian doctor
Who is Imhotep?
this is the section of the water in which water falls back to Earth
What is precipitation?
the study of past human life as revealed in preserved relics
What is archeology?
air, heat, and water
What are the three things that makeup weather?
a force attraction between any two masses
What is gravity?
the ability for an organism to produce its own light through chemical reactions
What is bioluminescence?
the reason why there are layers in the jar on the bookshelf
What are different densities?
the preserved remains of a once-living organism
What is a fossil?
the study of weather
What is meteorology?
the amount of light the moon reflects from the sun
What is albedo?
this guy was the first to talk about atoms making up everything
Who is Democritus?
the study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms
What is paleontology?
the layer just before the mantle and just below the crust
What is the Moho?
What is the troposphere?
a natural or artificial body orbiting a planet or star
What is a satellite?
name 3 people from history
Varied responses could be correct
an inorganic crystalline structure found in the Earth
What is a mineral?
the type of rock is not cooled magma nor does it contain layers but it does undergo time, heat, and pressure to form
What is metamorphic rock?
weather can change daily but this is recorded over a long time
What is climate?
the number of miles that puts the sun at just the right distance away from Earth
What is 93 million miles?
the systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws
What is science?
One grows down while the other grows up
What are stalactites and stalagmites?