Tectonic plates
How many types of tectonic plates are there?
3
What is the process of transporting sediments from location to another?
Erosion
Hard pellets or balls that fall in showers from storm clouds is known as?
Hail
The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...
Weathering
70%
What is a Convergent Boundary?
When 2 plates are moving towards each other.
What is sediment?
bits of rock and sand
What type of storm has a strong column of air, high wind speeds and usually no larger than 1/2 mile wide?
Tornado
Which agents break down earth materials?
wind, water, ice
What is the smallest bird?
A Hummingbird
What is a Divergent Boundary?
When 2 plates are moving away from each other.
Which of these is an example of erosion:
a. Light Shinning onto a mountain
b. Rain breaking down rock
c. Wind blowing away sediment
d. All of the above
c. Wind blowing away sediment
What is a drought?
severe dry area due to no rain
Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of
erosion
Name an animals that has been to outer space.
Dogs, monkeys, mice, chimpanzees, and a guinea pig.
What is a Transform Boundary?
plates rubbing against each other, moving in opposite ways.
What is the correct order of the processes?
a. they all happen at the same time
b. erosion, weathering, deposition
c. weathering, erosion, deposition
d. weathering, deposition, erosion
c. weathering, erosion, deposition
Where do hurricanes occur?
tropical warm water areas
How do we know that a rock has been weathered?
the rock has rounded edges
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What did our continents 200 million years ago thought to be? What was its name?
A supercontinent called Pangaea.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a. New Mountains are created
b. The climate changes overnight
c. Metal objects become rusty
d. They change the Earth's surface
d. They change the Earth's surface
What does the Fujita scale measure?
Tornadoes
Weathering involves the movement of rocks and minerals by agents such as water, wind and gravity.
True or False
False
How long does it take the human body to digest food?
about 12 hours