Earth in Space Inside the Eart Following Direction Scientific Method Plate Tectonics
This event occurs every 24 hours.
Rotation of the Earth
When the sun’s rays hit their highest point in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer Solstice
The moon is considered a natural one of these.
Satellite
When the north pole is tilted away from the sun, the southern hemisphere is in this season.
Summer
The earth is tilted on its axis at this angle.
23.5 degrees
Two types of crust that cover the entire surface of planet earth
Continental and Oceanic
This is found between the earth’s crust and outer core.
The Mantle
This layer of the earth is composed of liquid iron (Fe).
The Outer Core
This substance erupted from earth’s interior in the early days of Planet Earth covering 75% of its surface.
Water
This type of fault exists where plates slide horizontally against one another; moderate quakes.
Strike-Slip Fault
A point whose latitude is 0 degrees is located here.
The Equator
A point halfway between the equator and the north pole has this latitude
45 degrees
The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian is this
Longitude
El Nino is a long-term change in an atmospheric circulation in this ocean
The Pacific
This is the 3 rd largest portion of the Global Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The first step in the scientific method
Identify a Problem or Ask a Question
A proposed solution to a problem
Hypothesis
This observation demonstrates the expansion of the universe and supports the Big Bang theory.
Red Shift
A correct and consistent statement that describes a natural phenomenon.
A Scientific Law
This theory explains the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Meteorite Impact Hypothesis
Underwater mountain chain formed at divergent oceanic boundaries
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Mountain range formed from the Indian Plate colliding with Eurasia.
The Himalays
Instrument used to measure seismic waves and earthquakes
Seismograph
The boundary of the Pacific Plate, whose name implies tons of earthquakes and volcanoes
Pacific Ring of Fire
The rigid “sphere” of earth’s surface that is broken into tectonic plates
Lithosphere