Interconnected
These four spheres are all interconnected, meaning if one thing occurs, all are affected.
Biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
During the rock cycle, rocks undergo ______.
change
The plate tectonics theory says that the earth's surface is made up of about ________ moving pieces.
20
Remains of a dead organism trapped in layers of rock for extended periods of time.
Fossil
How many ghosts show up in "A Christmas Carol"?
4
Rocks, soils, and minerals all make up our ______.
Geosphere
The breaking down or changing of rock is called ____.
As plates move, name 3 events that could take place.
Earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, shifting of crust
Rock that is formed from melted mantle that has cooled.
Igneous
Instead of a white Christmas, Elvis sang about having a ________ Christmas.
blue
As the sun's rays penetrate the earth, we thankfully have the ______ to protect us.
atmosphere
Once rock is weathered, it can move from place to place by the process of ______.
erosion
True or false : Would plate tectonics be described as a theory, or as fact?
Theory
Igneous or sedimentary rock changed by heat or pressure.
Metamorphic
In "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the grinch was described with three words. They said he "stink, _____, and ______."
About what % of water on earth can we actually use? Also, what sphere would this be?
As water drips off of eroded materials, or as eroded materials pile up, we refer to this as ______.
deposition
Scientists once looked at the map and realized that certain continents oddly fit together. They made a prediction, or a ________, guessing that they once were connected.
hypothesis
Sediments layered together and cemented.
Sedimentary rock
Which one of Santa's reindeer has the same name as another holiday mascot?
Cupid (Valentine's Day)
Describe in your own words one action by humans and how it could affect all spheres.
Answers will vary.
This landform can be created when large amounts of deposition occur. At the mouth of the Mississippi River this can be seen.
Delta
This is the name for the massive super continent, once connected.
Pangaea
Name the three layers of the geosphere from innermost to outermost.
Core, mantle, crust (lithosphere)
Give at least 2 pieces of evidence that support the plate tectonics theory.
Coal deposits, fossils, glacier deposits, mountain ranges, the map itself