This planet has a red, rocky surface.

The three main layers of the Earth.

Type of rock that is made from tiny pieces of rock and dead organic matter that have been compressed into solid layers.

A blanket of gases that surround the Earth.

Water that falls to the Earth's surface, otherwise known as rain.

The collection of all matter, space and energy the exists, also known as the cosmos.

Lines that run parallel around the globe, dividing the globe into flat slices; the lines never meet.

The two main ways of weathering rock.

A strong, long-lasting and organized thunderstorm fed by consistently rotating updraft known as a mesocyclone.

The last step of the scientific method.

When one celestial body casts a shadow on another celestial body.

A region of the Earth that contains unique plants and animals and is characterized by a distinct climate.

When tectonic plate collide, they buckle at the edges, causing these to form.

These are the four main layers of our atmosphere.

Astronomers have named 88 of these that they use to find their way around the night sky.

DAILY DOUBLE

This cycle includes: plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and make carbohydrates ; living things ingest carbohydrates & break them down for energy

Two types of scales used to rate earthquakes.

Powerful storm systems that can be up to 100 miles wide. They are located in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.

An area where two plates collide and one slips under the other, forming volcanoes and deep trenches.

A. Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe

The natural cycles are disrupted by pollution and additional waste and chemicals used by humans which creates more of this in the soil than is needed.

This cycle drives weathering and erosion.

This type of scientist uses weather balloons, satellites, and computer models to predict weather.

The dropping or leaving behind of rock and other debris by a glacier.