Question | Answer |
the distance around a object | circumference |
the imaginary line that runs north and south trough the earth | equator |
the amount of time measured by one rptation | one day |
the spinning motion of the earth | rotation |
the force that keeps the earth in its orbit | gravity |
round like a ball | sphere |
the amount of time measured by one revolution | one year |
the path way around the sun | orbit |
We experience seasons because the earth is tilted | true |
The earth revolves around the sun | true |
the world's largest ocean | Pacific Ocean (we're very specific about the Pacific Ocean HE HE HE HE) |
the coldest and smallest ocean | Arctic Ocean |
the upper layer of soil | topsoil |
hot, liquid rock | magma |
decayed material in the soil | humus |
the name for a scientist who studies the earth | Geologest |
the continent which contains the countries of Brazil, Chile, and Peru | South America |
the continent which contains the countries of France, Germany, England, Iceland, Greece, and italy | Eurupe |
the solid layer of rock beneath the soil | crust |
the center of the earth | core |
the warmest ocean | Indian Ocean |
Forms most of the earth's crust under the continets | Granite |
floating rock | pumice |
shiny, black rock used for arrowheads | obsidian |
made from layers of sand | sandstone |
pebbles or cobbles cemented together | conglomerate |
made from seashells | limestone |
used to write with on blackboards | chalk |
made form mud or clay | shale |
used to make the Washington monument | marble |
used to make blackboards | slate |
the wearing away of the earth's topsoil | erosion |
using natural resources wisely | conservation |
matter that settles to the bottom or sides of a body of water | sediment |
a deposit of sand at the mouth of the river | delta |
rivers of ice that move very slowly | glaciers |
we have night and day because ____ ________ _______? | the earth rotates |
which is not true about how the earth rotates ? : it rotates west to east it rotates around the sun It rotates on its axis it makes on revolution | it does not make one revolution per day |
the energy in moving water is caused by | gravity |
is called the island continent | Austaralia |
is the largest continent | Asia |
is the least populated continetent | Antarctica |
a ______ is never man-made | mineral |
A diamond is a ______. | gem |
_____ holds water in the soil | clay |
The Earth's ______ is solid rock | crust |
_______ rocks are formed from hot magma | Igneouse |
Geologists divide rocks into _____ groups | three |
___________ rock is formed from the soil deposits made by moving water | Sedimentary |
a delta is shaped like a _________. | triangle |
the diameter of the earth | 8,000 miles |
the circumference of the earth | 25,000 |
A hard abundant igneous rock that can be polished to make beautiful monuments and buildings it is usually speckled with glittery Crystal | granite |
the mot common sedimentary rock it is soft and is often crushed to make bricks | shale |