What are contour lines?

A map line joining points above or below sea level

How are rock formations building up and tearing up earth?

They build up cliffs and mountains,tearing w/ rock slides

What creates a solar eclipse?

The moon getting between the earth and the sun.

How have fossils and other features on earth give us evidence the earth evolved over time?

They how what was here a long time ago.

What creates a lunar eclipse?

The moon passes directly behind the earth into it's shadow.

What are some examples of gravity?

Planets in place. Momentum. Staying on ground without flying

What is the importance of gravity?

It keeps things in place. It keeps you from flying to space.

How does earth's tilt and revolution around the sun create the seasons?

It's different positions cause different temps for seasons.

How can the movement of crustal plates cause changes in Earth's surface over time?

The movement can cause mountains, volcanoes to form.

What are earth's 4 main layers in order from outside to inside?

CRUST,MANTLE,OUTER CORE and INNER CORE

How can contour maps be useful? How are they different from other maps?

You can find the steepness of slopes. Other maps direct you.

What creates moon phases?

The moon rotating around the earth.

What are the differences in convection,conduction and radiation heat transfer?

They all transfer heat in different ways.

Gravitational interaction between the earth and the moon.

How can you tell that the universe is immense?

The astronauts haven't been able to see the whole universe.

What do contour lines look like when close together? When far apart?

Steep slope when close. Gentle slope when far.

Which is the thickest layer and which is the thinnest layer?

Thickest:MANTLE. Thinnest is the CRUST.

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1
What are contour lines?
A map line joining points above or below sea level
They measure sea levels
Line that show heights above and below sea levels
Lines
2
How are rock formations building up and tearing up earth?
They build landscapes. Tear with rocks.
None of the answers are correct.
All of the answers are correct. Except for 2.
They build up cliffs and mountains,tearing w/ rock slides
3
What creates a solar eclipse?
The sun getting between the earth and the moon.
The earth not between anything.
The moon getting between the earth and the sun.
The earth getting between the sun and the moon.
4
How have fossils and other features on earth give us evidence the earth evolved over time?
They show what happened to earth.
They how what was here a long time ago.
They show what is here today.
5
What creates a lunar eclipse?
The moon is behind the sun.
The moon passes directly behind the earth into it's shadow.
The sun is directly behind the moon.
Earth is behind Jupiter.
6
How can mountains,volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur?
mother nature
Crackers.
natural evironment
Crustal plate movement.
7
What are some examples of gravity?
Crackers,fish crackers, and beans.
Everything in place in any planet.
Planets in place. Momentum. Staying on ground without flying
Nothing is in place in space.
8
What is the importance of gravity?
It keeps things in place. It keeps you from flying to space.
It switches through planets.
It keep things out of place.
It keeps you off the ground on earth.
9
How is it different to stand on the moon rather than the earth?
No weight.
No gravity.
No food.
No ground.
10
How does earth's tilt and revolution around the sun create the seasons?
Rotation.
gravitational force.
It's different positions cause different temps for seasons.
The shaking.
11
How can the movement of crustal plates cause changes in Earth's surface over time?
The movement can make the earth older.
The movement causes tornadoes.
The movement can cause mountains, volcanoes to form.
The movement cause hurricanes and tornadoes to happen.
12
How is earth built up and torn down by natural processes?
Animals.
Stuff happening.
Erosion and weathering.
Humans
13
What are earth's 4 main layers in order from outside to inside?
CRUST,MANTLE,OUTER CORE and INNER CORE
CRUST, MANTLE, INNER CORE and OUTER CORE
INNER CORE, OUTER CORE, MANTLE and CRUST.
MANTLE, CRUST,OUTER CORE and INNER CORE
14
How can contour maps be useful? How are they different from other maps?
It has more features. Other maps don't have these features.
It measures heights. Other maps measure distance.
It can show heights. Other maps can't.
You can find the steepness of slopes. Other maps direct you.
15
What creates moon phases?
The moon rotating around the sun.
The moon rotating around the sun.
The moon rotating around the earth.
Th sun rotating around earth.
16
What are the differences in convection,conduction and radiation heat transfer?
They all transfer heat at different speeds.
They all transfer heat in different places.
They all transfer heat in different ways.
They all transfer heat at different times.
17
What is a contour map?
A map on outer space
Fish crackers
The map inside a satelite
A map with contour lines
18
What creates tides?
Earthquakes.
Gravitational interaction between the earth and the moon.
Tsunamis.
Gravitational interaction between the earth and the sun.
19
How can you tell that the universe is immense?
You go on the internet.
The astronauts haven't been able to see the whole universe.
By listening to other people.
You ask aliens.
20
What do contour lines look like when close together? When far apart?
Steep when close. Steeper when far.
Less steep when far. Summit when close.
Summit when close. Summit when far.
Steep slope when close. Gentle slope when far.
21
Which is the thickest layer and which is the thinnest layer?
Thickest:INNER CORE, Thinnest:OUTER CORE
Thickest:MANTLE. Thinnest is the CRUST.
Thickest:OUTER CORE, THINNEST: INNER CORE
All can be correct if you think about it.

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