Unit 1 Vocab

What is the basic unit of a chemical element?

• Atom

• Molecule

• Matter

• Energy

What is a group of two or more atoms bonded together called?

• Molecule

• Atom

• Matter

• Energy

What process involves the cycling of carbon through the Earth's systems?

• Water Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Plate Tectonics

• Geosphere

What theory explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates?

• Carbon Cycle

• Plate Tectonics

• Water Cycle

• Geosphere

What is the capacity to do work or cause change called?

• Matter

• Energy

• Gravity

• Weather

What term describes anything that has mass and occupies space?

• Energy

• Matter

• Gravity

• Atmosphere

What is the natural force of attraction between any two objects that have mass?

• Energy

• Matter

• Gravity

• Weather

What are the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past called?

• Fossil

• Volcano

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

What is a rupture in the Earth's crust where molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected?

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Plate Tectonics

What is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth called?

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere