water cycle
glaciers
solar systems
plate tectonics
current science in the news
100

what is a water cycle?

it shows water movement above and below the surface of the earth.

100

what is a glacier?

A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight.

100

how many planets are in the solar system?

eight

100

how many plates are there?

seven

100

what threat does the great lakes pose to home owners?

the rising water

200

why is the water cycle important?

it is important because all living organisms need water. 

200

do glaciers move?

yes

200

what is the solar system?

The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it.

200

what is the smallest plate?

juan de fuca plate.

200

what illness that originated from china is scaring the world?

the coronavirus

300

how do humans use the water cycle?

they use it many different ways, for example, farming.

300

how many glaciers are in Alaska alone?

100,000
300

what is in the solar system?

sun, planets, dwarf planets, comets, and asteroids.

300

what do plate tectonics do?

they glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core. The plates act like a hard and rigid shell compared to Earth's mantle

300
what gas do humans emit that affects climate change?

methane

400

how does the water cycle work?

the water cycle describes how water evaporates from the surface of earth, rises into the atmosphere, and falls again.

400

how big is the worlds largest glacier?

60 miles wide, and around 270 miles long

400

how many moons are in the solar system?

194 moons.

400

name the seven plates

African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, australian plate, north american plate, pacific plate, and south american plate.

400

what is the contagious neurological disease that affects deer, elk and moose?

chronic wasting disease

500

how old is the water cycle?

it is more than 3.5 billion years old.

500

how many glaciers are in the world?

198,000 

500

how many comets are in the solar system?

3,583 comets.

500

how did plates form?

roughly 4 billion years ago, cooler parts of Earth's crust were pulled downwards into the warmer upper mantle, damaging and weakening the surrounding crust. The process happened again and again, the authors say, until the weak areas formed plate boundaries.

500

what prehistoric fish is speared in Wisconsin during the month of February?

sturgeon