Earth Science
How are igneous rocks formed?
By the cooling and hardening of magma
The plates move together along a convergent plate boundry
True
Space rock that has reached Earths surface
What is a meteorite
What are 3 ways heat can be transferred
Conduction, Radiation, and Convection
What are the 3 classifications of rocks
Igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary
The plates move apart on a divergent plate boundry
True
What does the color of a star tell us?
How hot it is
Differences in air pressure create?
Wind
What is the hardest mineral known?
What is diamonds
The plates vibrate in place on a transform plate boundry
False
What are star groups that form patterns?
What are constellations
What are the 3 main cloud types?
Cumulus, Stratus, Cirrus
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Earth is an estimated 4.9 Billion years old
False
What star sits in due north?
The north star
The scale used to measure the strength of a tornado
A Fujita Scale
What was the last super continent called
What is Pangea
Gravity keeps the sun in motion around the planets
False - the planets revolve around the sun
What galaxy is Earth part of
The Milky Way
Where is most of Earths freshwater
In ice caps and in glaciers