Earth's Layers
Name of the layers of the earth? Arrange them according from the lowest to highest temperature.
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
True or False
Amber Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drifting
False
Alfred Wegener
What are the two types of crust?
Oceanic and Continental
What is the chemical composition/formula for water?
H20 (Two hydrogen and Oxygen)
Water cycle is powered by the ___________ and ____________.
Sun and Gravity
In what layer of the earth where oceans are found?
Crust
Name the seven (7) continents of the world.
What is the biggest plates in the world?
Pacific Plate
When the water vapor condenses, it will change from ___________ to ______________.
Gas to liquid
The process where liquid water turns into water vapor (a gas) due to heat energy, primarily from the sun.
Evaporation
Which of the four main layers of the Earth is the thickest, making up the largest volume?
Mantle
The continent of South America fits closely into the continent of ______ .
Africa
Name the three types of Plate Boundaries.
Convergent, Divergent, Transform Fault
____________________ is the water that falls from the sky to the ground.
Precipitation
Give two examples of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Hail
When comparing the oceanic crust and the continental crust, which one is generally thicker?
Continental crust
What is the name of the single, massive supercontinent that Alfred Wegener proposed existed approximately 200 million years ago?
Pangea
What forms when two continental plates come together?
Mountains
The process where water that has fallen as precipitation accumulates in bodies like oceans, lakes, rivers, or as groundwater.
Collection
Identify the primary source of energy that drives evaporation and other energy-dependent processes in the water cycle.
Solar energy (or the Sun)
Describe the relative density of continental crust compared to oceanic crust
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
What is the meaning of the word "Pangaea".
All land
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate what zone is this?
Subduction Zone
Describe the interaction of Atmosphere and Hydrosphere in water cycle.
The water evaporates (hydrosphere) and forms clouds in the sky (atmosphere).
Describe the specific role of gravity in the process of precipitation and runoff within the water cycle.
Gravity pulls the water droplets/ice crystals down from the clouds (precipitation) and causes liquid water to flow across the land surface (runoff).