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The asteroid belt is located between what two planets?

Mars and Jupiter

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What are the names of the three layers of Earth?
crust, mantle and core
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Resources that cannot be replenished are known as what?

Non-renewable resources

100

What is the study of space called?

Astronomy

100

What bone of the body is known as the "funny bone"? 

Humerus (elbow)

200
What is the name of our galaxy?

The Milky Way Galaxy

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What is the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces called?

Weathering

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What percent of Earth is made up of water?

71%

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What is the study of Earth called?

Geology

200

What animal is not able to look up at the sky due to its anatomy?

Pig

300

The death of a star by explosion is known as what?

Supernova

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What was the name of the huge landmass before the continents drifted apart?

Pangaea

300

What are the 3 types of fossil fuels? 

Coal, oil, and natural gas

300

The gradual increase in Earth's temperature over time is known as what?

Global Warming

300

How many bones are in the adult human body?

206 bones

400

What year did the United States land/walk on the moon? 

1969

400

Mountains form from what type of plate boundary? 

Convergent plate boundary

400

Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of what gas?

Nitrogen

400

The study of fossils is called? 

Paleontology

400

Where are the ears of a cricket located?

On the front legs below the knee
500

A day on the planet Mars is known as what?

a Sol 

500

What are the 3 types of rocks?

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic

500

The Amazon Rain Forest is par of what climate zone?

Tropical climate zone

500

What famous fault runs through California and is believed to cause mass destruction someday?

San Andres Fault

500

How old is the Earth?

4.6 billion years old