Water Cycle
In the water cycle, what is evaporation.
Evaporation = water turns into vapor (gas) from heat (sun)
When the crust is broken into pieces in the lithosphere, this is called _____
What are tectonic plates.
What are the names of the 3 types of boundaries?
Divergent, convergent, transform boundary
What is the name of the layer that we walk on? (the first layer)
What is the crust.
Name all 4 of the Earth's spheres.
What happens during condensation and what forms during condensation?
Water vapor turns back into liquid --> creates clouds
What was it called when all the plates were pushed together into one giant Supercontinent?
What is Pangaea?
How do the plates move during a transform boundary?
The plates slide against each other.
There are 2 different kinds of crust. What are the names and which one is thicker?
Continental crusts are thicket (25 miles)
Which sphere has plants, animals, fungi in it?
What causes precipitation to happen and what are the 4 types of precipitation?
The clouds get too heavy and drop precipitation.
Rain, hail, snow, sleet.
What is the name of the scientist who came up with the idea of Pangea?
Who is Alfred Wegner.
How do the plates move during a divergent boundary? What do these create?
The plates move away from each other. These cause trenches and rifts.
What layer is the thickest and holds melted rocks?
The Mantle
Which sphere has rocks, minerals, and land in it?
Geosphere.
What are some examples of water pollution? Name 3.
Leaving trash in the water, fertilizer, animal waste, algae blooms, oil spills,
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
The convection currents in the mantle (Also will take the lava/magma in the mantle).
How do the plates move during a convergent boundary and what do these create?
The two plates push against each other and one plate is pushed below the other (subduction). These create mountains and volcanoes.
Which layer is as hot as the surface of the sun?
Inner core.
When I see a lake, I like to throw small pebbles and rocks inside to skip them. What 3 spheres are interacting?
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere
What is transpiration and how does it affect precipitation in a specific area?
Transpiration = water vapor released by plant leaves
In areas with more plants/trees, there is more precipitation (rain)
How fast do tectonic plates move? Hint: these grow on your fingers ...
As fast as your fingernails grow
Which boundary causes Earthquakes on Earth. Why is this bad for Earth and people?
Transform boundary. Earthquakes can cause a lot of damage to land and people.
What is the outer core and inner core made out of? What is difference between the outer core and the inner core?
What is nickel and iron. The outer core is liquid metal and the inner core is a solid ball of metal.
During a thunderstorm, how are all 4 of the spheres interacting. Be specific for each sphere.
Atmosphere = lots of wind & clouds
Hydrosphere = heavy rain
Geosphere = flooding, run off, erosion
Biosphere = plants get water, animals lose shelter, trees get knocked over