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Q: What is the blanket of air surrounding the earth?
A: The atmosphere
Q: Name the 4 layers of the atmosphere.
A: Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
Q: When water vapor (gas) cools and returns to a liquid state. Forms clouds.
A: Condensation
Q: Layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from the sun’s
ultraviolet radiation.
A: Ozone Layer in the Stratosphere
Q: Layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.
A: Troposphere
Q: Rocks and dirt that make up the earth’s surface or crust.
A: Lithosphere
Q: Water changes to a gas state and becomes part of the
atmosphere.
A: Evaporation
Q: Large sheets of ice that move slowly
over the earth’s surface.
A: Glaciers
Q: The sun’s heat is held close to the earth by the atmosphere.
A: Greenhouse effect
Q: All of the water on the earth.
A: Hydrosphere
Q: Rocks formed from magma or lava.
A: Igneous rock
Q: Rocks formed from changes caused by
pressure and heat on sedimentary or igneous rocks.
A: Metamorphic rockgranite, marble, gneiss, schist, slate
Q: Rock formed by building up layers of sediment over time.
A: Sedimentary rocksandstone, limestone, shale, conglomerate
Q: Breaking down of larger rocks by wind, rain or ice.
A: Weathering
Q: Natural substances with specific properties.
A: Minerals
Q: Rock changes type as it responds to heat, pressure and
weathering.
A: The Rock Cycle
Q: A mountain that may erupt sending hot, melted rock
to the earth’s surface.
A: Volcano
Q: The movement of water from the
surface of the earth to the atmosphere
and back again.
A: Water cycle
Q: Water returns to the surface of the earth
through rain, snow, sleet, etc.
A: Precipitation
Q: Short term changes in temperature, air pressure
and humidity caused by uneven heating of the land, air and water
on earth’s surface.
A: Weather
Q: The type of weather in a geographic area over 30 years
or more.
A: Climate
