Planets
How many planets are in the solar system?
9 (counting Pluto the dwarf planet.)
What are the four main layers of the Earth?
1. Crust
2. mantle
3.Outer core
4. Inner core
What are the sections of the Earth's lithosphere that were broken into parts of rock called?
Tectonic Plates
What does AU stand for?
Astronomical unit
What is magma?
Magma is what forms under certain conditions, small amounts of the mantle rock can melt, forming liquid magma.
Which planet is the biggest in the solar system?
Jupiter
What are the 3 main types of plate boundaries?
Divergent, convergent, and transform
What is Climate change?
Climate change is the long term change in average weather conditions such as temperature and rainfall of the local regional and global level.
What is Pangaea?
Pangaea is all of the continents put together into one big land mass.
What is the area called were magma pools before the eruption of a volcano?
How was Neptune first described?
Neptune was the first planet to be described by a mathematical calculation.
What is the 3 main pieces of evidence for the continental drift?
Fossil Evidence, Climate Evidence, Geologic Evidence
What is a solar eclipse?
A solar eclipse is when the moon directly blocks the suns light and casts a shadow on earth.
What is a lunar Eclipse?
A lunar eclipse is when the earth blocks the sun's light and casts a shadow on the moon.
Where do most Volcanoes occur?
Most Volcanoes are found along plate boundaries.
Which planet has 82 moons?
Jupiter
Mantle convection helps support what theory?
The Theory of the Continents moving.
What is a solar nebula?
A giant cloud of gas and dust.
What is the name of the planet's that fit the description of relatively small, they have high densities, and rocky surfaces?
This is describing the inner planets.
What are the 3 different shapes of Volcanoes?
Shield volcanoes, Composite Volcanoes, Cinder Cone.
What planet rotates vertically instead of sideways?
Uranus
What makes up the Earth's atmosphere?
(78%) N2, (21%) is O2, and it is made up of greenhouse gases such as CH4, CO2, H2O.
What is a Theia?
Theia is a object that is similar to the size of mars that fit earth in the early years, and caused debris to break off and begin to orbit around earth.
What is the name of the planet's that were formed by lighter elements?
outer planets.
What determines the shape of a Volcano?
The shape of a Volcano is based off of the kind of cinders, lava, and ash that erupt from the vent in the Volcano.