The Earth
The length (in days) it takes for the Earth to orbit around the Sun.
365 days
The type of rock that is formed when lots of pieces of other weathered rocks are cemented together over time.
Sedimentary
The crusty, outer layer of Earth is the...
The percentage of Earth covered by water.
97%
Makes up 71% of the atmosphere.
Nitrogen
The Earth is the _____ planet from the Sun.
3rd
The element that makes up diamonds.
Carbon
The theory of plate tectonics was accepted in this decade (19___s).
1960s
The gravitational pull of the ____ causes tides.
Moon
Name one of the gasses that are exchanged between plants an animals during photosynthesis.
Carbon Dioxide or Oxygen
___________ is the measurement north and south of the equator.
Latitude
Ice wedging and abrasion are examples of this type of weathering.
Mechanical
It's common for mountains to form at these types of plate boundaries.
Convergent
When plants absorb water through the soil and release water vapor into the air.
Transpiration
The lowest layer of the atmosphere where nearly all weather occurs.
Troposphere
The line at 0o longitude.
The Prime Meridian
Diamonds are made up of what element?
Carbon
The San Adreas Fault is an example of which type of plate boundary?
Transform (fault)
The ocean where the Ring of Fire is located.
Pacific
The amount of water vapor in the air.
Humidity
The Sun gives off immense heat when hydrogen atoms fuse together. When hydrogen atoms fuse together, they form ...
Helium
The layer of soil that is made up of organic material:
Humus
What is the "mechanism" that moves tectonic plates on the mantle?
Convection (currents)
The deepest point on Earth.
Challenger Deep (in the Mariana Trench)
Enhanced Fujita