Earth's Spheres
This sphere deals primarily with the crust/surface of the Earth.
Lithosphere
This was the name of the supercontinent...
Pangaea
Liquid to gas...
Evaporation
In 2005, this natural disaster rocked the city of New Orleans, causing $125 billion dollars worth of damage.
Hurricane
Summer in the Northern Hemisphere= _______ in the Southern Hemisphere.
Winter
This sphere is all around us. All you have to do is look up.
Atmosphere
This type of boundary is created when two plates separate from each other.
Divergent
Water vapors cool down and transforms back to liquid as it rises into the atmosphere during this phase.
Condensation
This natural disaster typically occurs in the midwest, but has been known to hit Tuscaloosa a time or two.
Tornadoes
In the winter, the days are typically _______, due to a less sunlight.
shorter
If you use oxygen or carbon dioxide, you are a member of this sphere.
Biosphere
When two plates collide, they are called convergent boundaries. There are two types of landforms that can be created as a result, (Name ONE)
Mountains
Volcanoes
Only a small amount of water becomes groundwater. The rest becomes what?
Runoff
The West Coast feels these quite often...when the ground shakes beneath them.
Earthquakes
This solstice occurs around the 3rd week of June.
Summer Solstice
Rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams fall under this sphere.
Hydrosphere
According to scientists, there are ___ plates in the Earth.
17
As tiny water droplets crash together, they form this...
Clouds
This natural disaster is described as an underwater earthquake.
Tsunami
The earth is tilted at this angle on the Earth's axis.
23.5 degrees
The word "sphere" means this....
A system
According to scientists, the Earth's crust moves up to this many inches a year.
Six
People who study the water cycle also call it this: it means the study of water.
Hydrologic cycle
(Hydrology: hydro-water; logy-study of)
This natural disaster is typically described as colossal amounts of snow followed by very strong winds.
Blizzard
When both hemispheres receive the same amount of sunlight, the seasons are known as this.
Equinox