Our Planet, Earth Quiz

is a point at which, everywhere on Earth, days and nights are nearly equal in length.

• portion
• solstice
• equinox
• deposition

is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface. Once a rock has been broken down, a process called erosion transports the bits of rock and minerals away. Water, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering and erosion.

• sustain
• weathering
• deposition
• erosion

is the process of deposition, or dropping, eroded material, Plains, or large areas of flat or gently rolling land, are often formed by the deposition of material carried downstream, by rivers.

• deposition
• erosion
• magma
• faults

When plates slide against each other, earth-quakes occur. They often occur at seams in Earth's crush called______________

• magma
• faults
• plate tectonics
• portion

Soil is required to __________ plants and animals life and for agriculture.

• weathering
• deposition
• sustain
• portion

__________is a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.

• sustain
• equinox
• solstice
• magma

Name the 2 types of weathering

Name the 4 parts of the sky in galaxy.

Answer number 1. What part of the earth is this?

Answer number 2. What part of the earth is this?