The _____ is a medium sized star at the edge of the Milky way galaxy.

There are ______ known planets in our solar system.

The first four are the _____ planets?

Name the four inner planets in order.

The last four planets are also called the _______ planets?

List the four outer planets in order?

Inner planets are also known as...

What are the outer 4 planets of our Solar System known as?

What separates the inner and outer planets?

Earth is the _____ planet from the sun, and is the only _______ planet in the sun's solar system.

The Earth is about ______ miles from the Sun, and is about _________ miles in diameter at the Equator.

The Earth is a little smaller in diameter from ______ to ______?

The Earth rotates every _________, and revolves around the sun in _______. That why we have a leap year every 4 years.

Besides the Sun and planets our solar system also includes other things. List the three we talked about.

A ______ is an icy spheres orbiting the sun; our solar system is occasionally visited by them; look like bright balls with long feathery tails

A _______ is a large chunks of rocky material orbiting the sun; most are located between Mars and Jupiter (in the belt)

_______ are pieces of space debris (trash);

If pieces of space debris(trash) also known as meteoroids enters a planets atmosphere they become _________; most will burn up due to friction of the atmosphere

If pieces of space debris(trash) also known as meteoroids enters a planets atmosphere they become meteors; most will burn up due to friction of the atmosphere, but if they survive and hit the Earth they are called ________?

What are the four layers of the Earth?

the center of the earth; about 4000 mile below the Earth's surface; about 8000^o F; solid and thought to be made of iron and nickel

about 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface: about 6800^o F; liquid iron and nickel

about 1,800 miles below the Earth's surface; made up of hot dense rocks that heats and rises, cools and sinks and repeats; 80% of the heat generated by the Earth comes from its interior; this is where volcanoes come from

about 45 miles deep with temperatures at lower depth rising to 1,800^o F; consists of hug slabs of rocks called plates that float on the mantle

theory that Earth was once a supercontinent but "Pangea" split into several plates and slowly drifted apart

Plates drift around and changed the Earth's surface(like corn flakes); their movements created mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes

Earth's layers and its gaseous atmosphere all work to make most of the world ________ (liveable). It is a feature of Earth that distinguishes it from other planets in our solar system.

a global ecosystem composed of living organism and nonliving factors of the earth from which they derive energy and nutrients which make life possible; the areas of the Earth possessing life such as plants and animals

also known as the troposphere: layer of gasses surrounding the earth; approximately 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen, it protects Earth from the suns radiation and space debris; its the medium for weather and climate

The atmosphere protects Earth from the suns ________

The ___________ (geosphere): the solid rock portion of Earth's surface; 30% of the surface of the Earth is covered land, mostly as our 7 continents; also contains the ocean floor.

Ocean floor is also part of the _________?

Water elements on Earth is including atmospheric water (water vapor); 70% of the surface of Earth is cover by water; 97% of that water is in our 5 oceans, seas, and gulfs; of all the water on Earth only 3% is freshwater.

what percentage of water on earth is freshwater

The geography and structure of the Earth are continually being changed by internal forces, like plate tectonics, and external forces, like weathering.

as plates move they sometimes squeeze the Earth's surface until it buckles

plates may also slide past each other, creating creaks in the Earth's surface. This occurs when the surface can't bend anymore.

a sudden violent movement of the Earth's plates along a fault line

an under earthquake can cause a large wave called a _______

mountains that are formed by lave or magma that breaks through Earth's crust

hot fluid or semifluid material below the surface of the Earth

hot fluid or semifluid material that breaks through the Earth's surface

the most active area of volcanoes and earthquakes; home of over 450 volcanoes and 90% of the earthquakes

large masses of rocks are physically broken down into smaller pieces.

changes the chemical make up of rocks;

example: rainwater containing CO₂ that seeps into the Earth can dissolve limestone, creating caves

wind rips the soil away due to the lack of plants that serve as protective cover

example: dust bowl of 1930-1936

water cuts away the soil due to water runoff and tidal flow; over time it can create coastal loss, gullies, valleys and canyons

this erosion created the Grand Canyon

ice cuts away large portions of soil and rock as it moves, because it is so heavy.

this type of erosion created the great lakes

Three main types of erosion?

large landmasses; 7 on earth,

Why is Europe and Asia not considered one continent?

the largest continent

elevated land with steep side, 1000 ft or higher

low land between hills or mountains

elevated flat land with at least one steep side

various shaped flat topped elevations (looks lie a flat top mountain)

similar to a mesa, but smaller

steep high wall of rock, earth, or ice

similar to a cliff, but with rounded edges

similar to a valley, but with steep sides

a large area of fairly level land at low elevation that is often covered by grasses

flat land that is built up by soil carried by a river and deposited at its mouth. (shaped like a triangle)

stretch of high land that separates river systems

area of land surrounded by water on 3 sides

body of land surrounded by water

a chain of island (Hawaiian islands)

a narrow strip of land that connects 2 larger bodies of water

an underwater extension of the coastal plain

a steep drop off to the ocean's depths. its like an underwater cliff

it's like the bottom of a bathtub; however, it has mountains valleys and even volcanoes

What is the definition of sea level?

What is the highest point on Earth and how high is it?

What is the lowest point on Earth?

What is the lowest dry land point on the earth. How low is it?

water turns into a vapor

tiny water droplets gather in clouds

the moisture released from clouds when they have more moisture than they can handle; this could be rain, sleet, snow, or hail

made up of freshwater from snow melt, rain, and seepage from lakes and rivers

Ground water is fresh water

What is the most important function of the water cycle?

Does more water evaporate from the land or from the ocean?

How does precipitation falling on the land reach the ocean?

a major body of salt water that surrounds the Earth. There are 5 on these on planet Earth

name the largest ocean on earth

_____% of the Earth's surface is covered by water

____% of Earth's water is salt water. This water is non-potable ( non-drinkable) and is unsuited for agriculture and manufacturing.

is the process humans are able to remove salt from saltwater.

____% of Earth's freshwater is frozen, in glaciers, icebergs and the ice caps

____% of Earth's freshwater is underground or in lakes, rivers, streams, bayou's and swamps

mass of ice that covers a large area

large piece of floating ice

a slow moving river of ice

a large body of salt water partially surround by land

a large body of salt water that extends into a shoreline

wide body of water between two land masses that are close to each other

a narrow area of water that joins two large bodies of water

a parking lot for boats and ships

large stream of natural fresh water that run through the land

small river or stream that runs into a larger river or stream

mouth of a river where it empties into salt water

large inland landlocked body of water

a low lying area of land where water collect

small inland body of water

What is an aquifer?

Is Lake Pontchartrain really a lake?

What happens if you consume too much salt water?