Physics
The habit of matter to not change its current state of motion.
What is energy?
The ability to cause motion or change.
What are the first four planets formed in our solar system?
Mars, Mercury, Venus, and Earth.
What are the three different types of plate boundaries?
Convergent, divergent, and transform.
What is an earthquake caused underwater?
A tsunami.
How many grams is one Newton?
When objects come together and end up at the same temperature.
What are molecular clouds made of?
Exploded stars, dust, and gas.
What are seismic waves?
Bonus: What are they caused by?
Vibrations that transmit energy through Earth's interior or along its surface.
Bonus points: Caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions
What are two causes of floods?
Runoffs and storm surges.
What is the difference between evaporation and condensation?
Evaporation turns liquid into gas, and condensation converts gas to liquid.
What is the difference between temperature and thermal energy?
Thermal energy measures all particles, and temperature measures how hot and cold something is based on a reference point.
What protoplanet crashed into Earth to form the moon?
Thiea.
Where does a mid-ocean ridge form?
At divergent tectonic plate boundaries, deep underwater.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, underwater landslides, and asteroid impacts.
What is the difference between molecules in solids and molecules in liquids?
Molecules in solids are tightly packed and vibrate in one place, and molecules in liquids are still close together but have higher kinetic energy and move more freely.
What are joules?
How something is measured or how far something goes.
How hot was the Earth when it was first formed?
~8500 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is the cause of seafloor spreading?
Mantle convection.
What are the causes of mass wasting? (name three or more)
Increased water content, heavy rain, snowfall, steeper slopes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and removal of vegetation.
Conduction is the heat transfer of heat through direct contact of materials, and convection transfers heat through the movement of fluids.
What are radiation waves?
They are energy-carrying waves that are produced by accelerated chargedparticles.
How many vertebrate species were part of the Cambrian Explosion?
20,000 species.
What is basal drag?
Convection currents in the mantle that produce force on plates that cause motion.
How can precipitation lead to flooding?
Prolonged rainfalls over several days, or heavy rainm falls over a short period of time.