How is our Earth like a lollipop?

It is made up of multiple laters

study of how the Earth was formed and how it changes

Wegener rattled the current scientific thinking of the time by proposing what theory?

continents are sitting on tectonic plates & were connected

one gigantic land where all continents were connected

What is the biosphere?

The part of Earth that can sustain life

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Science-Shaping the Earth!

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1
How is our Earth like a lollipop?
The crust of the Earth is like chocolate
It is made up of multiple laters
A lollipop is round like Earth
They really aren't alike
2
What layer of the Earth do we live on?
dirt
mantle
top
crust
3
Erosion is similar to weathering except erosion is more about
distance
movement
time
speed
4
Which of the following is not one of Earth's spheres?
biosphere
hydrosphere
ecosphere
lithosphere
5
What is a geologist?
the study of Earth's skies
study of atmospheres
The study of rocks
study of how the Earth was formed and how it changes
6
What is the hydrosphere made up of?
electricity
gases that surround Earth
water
wind
7
Geologist Alfred Wegener gave what name to a long-ago super-continent?
Antarctica
North America
Pangaea
Asia
8
Wegener rattled the current scientific thinking of the time by proposing what theory?
continents are stuck in the same place and never moving
our continents are sitting on tectonic plates
that all of your continents were once connected
continents are sitting on tectonic plates & were connected
9
What does a geologist do?
studies space
studies oceans
studies the Earth
studies landforms
10
What is Pangaea
2 big continents a long time ago
underwater world
one gigantic land where all continents were connected
when all of Earth's spheres were seperated
11
What two forces help the process of erosion and weathering?
gases and sunlight
wind and water
rocks and light
electricity and rocks
12
What is the biosphere?
The part of Earth that can sustain life
gases surrounding Earth
The part of the Earth covered in water
The part if the Earth that cannot sustain life.
13
How many layers does the Earth have?
many
4
3
2
14
Weathering is all about changes in
our oceans
the skies above
cities, states and countries
rocks, soil and minerals
15
Alfred Wegener is known for his work as a __________________.
meteorologist
geologist
activist
scientist

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