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  • What is an example of a peninsula?
    Spain, Italy, Florida
  • What is the furthest planet from the Sun?
    Neptune
    Planet
  • Minerals are _________ substances formed in nature by a single component. Each one has a different _________ which gives it specific properties, such as __________, shape, brightness, and colour.
    pure, composition, hardness
  • Do planets give out light?
    No.
  • What was the name of the supercontinent three hundred million years ago?
    Pangea
  • What is the closest planet to the Sun?
    Mars
    Mercury
  • How many planets are there between the Earth and thee Sun?
    2
  • What natural materials make up the geosphere?
    Rocks and minerals
  • ___________ are formed by ecosystems that share similar characteristics that are located on specific geographic areas on earth.
    Biomes
  • When did Pangea break up into smaller secondary continents?
    Primary Era
    Tertiary Era
    1942
    Secondary Era
  • What are the three types of rocks?
    Igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, and metamorphic rocks
  • What is the hottest planet?
    Planet
    Venus
  • Where are the Balearic Islands?
    Mediterranean Sea
  • Our solar system belongs to what galaxy?
    The Milky Way
  • Rocks are groups of several minerals. According to their origin, they can be classified into three groups, such as __________ rocks.
    igneous
  • True or False: With wind, particles of sand blow against rock and erode it.
    True
  • What are the three climate zones on Earth?
    polar & mountain zones, tropical zones, and temperate zones
  • What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
    Mercury
    Neptune
    Venus
    Jupiter
  • What are the inner planets made of?
    Rocks and metals
  • How many orbits do you have to cross to go from Uranus to Mercury?
    5
  • __________ are huge set of stars. ______ give out light and heat.
    Galaxies, Stars
  • What are tectonic plates?
    Small continents on Earth's surface
    Small pieces of rock that form Earth's relief
    Huge pieces of rock that form Earth's relief
    Huge continents on Earth's surface
  • What are outer planets made of?
    Gas
  • What is an archipelago?
    A group of islands
  • Name the inner and outer planets.
    Inner: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars | Outer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • What are the most important biomes? (7)
    Cold Desert, Taiga, Temperate Forest, Mediterranean Forest, Hot Desert, Savannah, Tropical Rainforest
  • We use the _________ of _________ to measure distance in the universes.
    Speed of light
  • Which factors help us determine climate?
    Temperature, altitude, dryness
    Distance from sea, altitude, temperature
    Precipitation, humidity, and temperature
  • What is the red planet?
    Planet
    Mars
  • Minerals and rocks are the solid _________ substances that form the geosphere.
    inorganic
  • Rocks are made up of several ___________.
    minerals
  • The universe has planets, satellites, asteroids, stars, galaxies, and...
    life
    planetary systems
    flying rocks
  • What are the main landforms of the peninsular relief?
    The Meseta Centra, the mountains around it, the mountains outside it, and the river basins
  • What forms an ecosystem?
    The species live and interact together in a place
  • The flow of _______ forms valleys and carries sediments to other areas.
    water
  • What are the biomes on earth?
    the cold desert, the oceanic forest, the rainforest, the taiga, the hot desert, the savannah, the mediterranean desert
  • What is the order of our solar system?
    Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • What are some examples of different properties of minerals?
    Hardness, lustre, shape, and colour
  • What are the archipelagos of Spain?
    The Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza...) and The Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma...)
  • Where are the Canary Islands?
    Atlantic Ocean
  • What is the coldest planet?
    Planet
    Uranus
  • What is the name of our galaxy?
    the Universe
    The Milky Way
    the Twix Galaxy
    the Solar System
  • What is a biome?
    An area with a specific climate where the animals and plants have similar qualities
  • What can tectonic plates cause?
    Earthquake, tsunamis, volcano eruptions