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Earth Science
Earth
The Unique Planet
100
________ is the knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principals that cab be verified or tested
What is Science
100

The height above sea level

What is elevation?

100

Differences in _______________ resulted in the formation of Earth's three main layers.

What is density?

100
Scientific study of Earth and the Universe around it.
What is Earth Science
100

List the layers of the earth from the outside in.

Crust

Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core


Bonus answer:

Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core

200
A descriptive statement or mathematical equation that reliably predicts events under certain conditions is a ___________________
What is a Law
200

Identify two mountainous regions in the United States

Any of these:

Appalachian

Rockies

Sierra Nevada

Cascades

Blue Ridge

Northern Rockies

200

Earth and the rest of the solar system formed as gravity acted on a cloud of gas, ice and dust called the _________. 

What is the solar nebula?

200

What are the 4 main spheres of the Earth?

Biosphere

Geosphere

Hydrosphere

Atmosphere

200

The shape of the Earth is a/an _________.

What is a sphere.

300

More than 70% of Earth's surface is covered by 

What is the ocean

300

The change in elevation of an area.

What is relief?

300

The plastic like layer of the mantle is called the _______.

What is the athenosphere?

300
Scientific study of the Ocean, including properties and movements of water.
What is Oceanography
300
This makes up 2/3 of the Earth's composition.
What is Water
400

Any topographic feature of Earth's crust is called a(n)

What is a landform?

400

Area surrounding Earth that protects it from cosmic rays and charged particles created from the movement of an interior earth layer.

What is the magnetosphere?

400

The cool rock mechanical layer that moves on top of the asthenosphere.

What is the lithosphere?

400

Rivers and ice sheets are part of Earth's ________________. 

What is the hydrosphere?

400
Earth's magnetism is caused by this material in the Earth's inner core.
What is Iron and Nickel
500

Landforms with low elevation and low relief.

What is a plateau?

500

How does a turtle interact with Earth's geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere?

Hydrosphere--drinks and swims in water.

Geosphere--walks on the ground

Atmosphere--breathes the air

500

There are six steps to the Scientific method (in order).

What is identify the problem, ask a question, state the hypothesis, perform an experiment, collect data, draw a conclusion

500

The frozen what on Earth is apart of what sphere?

What is the cryosphere.

500

These are the two mechanical layers of Earth.

What are the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere?