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Wonders
Wonders
What is the primary source of energy?
The Sun
What is the unit of measurement for energy?
Joule
What are the 3 primary states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
What is Earth's outer shell called?
Lithosphere
What is a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along fault lines?
Earthquake
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
Which form of energy is stored in food and fuels?
Chemical energy
What is the process called when a solid changes directly into a gas?
Sublimation
What is the term for the movement of Earth's plates?
Plate tectonics
What is a large ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake?
Tsunami
What is the process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid droplets?
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What is term for the amount of space an object occupies?
Volume
What type of boundary occurs where two plates move towards each other?
Convergent boundary
What is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?
Tornado
What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus clouds
What type of energy is associated with the motion of objects?
Kinetic energy
Atom
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Pangea
What is a large, fast-moving flow of mud and debris down a slope?
What is the term for a boundary between two different air masses?
Front
What is the law that states energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
Law of Conservation of Energy
What is the term for a change in matter that does not produce a new substance?
What is the name of the process where new oceanic crust is formed?
Seafloor spreading
What is a volcanic eruption that releases ash, gas, and lava?
Volcanic eruption