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  • Sediments are formed by....
    weathering and erosion
  • Renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals is known as...
    Biomass
  • Rotation takes ______ while revolution takes _______
    24 hours, 365 days
  • Renewable resources can best be described as....
    resources that can be replaced or have an endless supply
  • If the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what season is it in that hemisphere?
    Winter
  • What is a disadvantage of using solar as a method of generating electricity?
    It's only practical in sunny areas
  • Trees, humans, bugs, and cats
    Biosphere
  • Which of Earth's spheres interact to form a waterfall?
    Geosphere and hydrosphere
  • Nonrenewable resources can best be described as...
    resources that can not be replenished (made again) in a short period of time
  • What is the correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the surface?
    Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
  • Tides are caused by the gravitational pull from....
    The moon and sun
  • Rocks that form from magma are classified as...
    Igneous rocks
  • Rocks, minerals, sand, and dirt
    Geosphere
  • What are the 5 renewable resources?
    Wind, Solar, Hydroelectric, Biomass, Geothermal
  • The law of the conservation of energy states that....
    energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed
  • What is a disadvantage of using wind as a method of generating electricty?
    Wind speed is not always reliable
  • An object at rest is....
    balanced because there is no motion
  • What type of tide occurs when the sun, the Earth, and the moon are in a 90 degree angle
    Neap tide
  • Oxygen, nitrogen, and other gases
    Atmosphere
  • River, oceans, ponds, and lakes
    Hydrosphere
  • Earth's tilt is......
    23.5 degrees
  • We live in the _________ hemisphere
    Northern
  • How many tides are there everyday?
    2 high and 2 low
  • What type of tide occurs when the sun, the Earth, and the moon are in a straight line
    Spring tide
  • What are the 4 nonrenewable resources?
    Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear
  • Renewable resources _________ be replaced quickly, while nonrenewable resources ________ be replaced quickly
    can, can not
  • What energy transformation occurs during photosynthesis?
    light to chemical
  • Rocks that form from high heat and pressure are classified as...
    Metamorphic rocks
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