Planet Earth

Question 1

Name the perfect conditions that Earth has?

Answer 1

Heat
Warmth
Water
Oxygen

Question 2

What shape is the earth?

Answer 2

The earth is like a ball that has been squeezed at the poles so it’s a slightly flattened sphere

Question 3

What tilt is the earth at?

Answer 3

23.5 degrees

Question 4

How many times does the earth rotate on its axis?

Answer 4

Every 24 hours

Question 5

How many times does the earth orbit the sun?

Answer 5

Every 365.25 days

Question 6

What are the four layers of the earth?

Answer 6

Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust

Question 7

What was the huge super continent called?

Answer 7

Pangea

Question 8

How are convection currents formed?

Answer 8

The core heats the magma causing it to move towards the crust. Here it cools and sinks. This process then starts all over again

Question 9

Name the seven large plates?

Answer 9

North American plate
Pacific plate 
Nazca plate
African plate
Eurasian plate 
Indo- austrailian plate
South American plate

Question 10

How are fold mountains formed?

Answer 10

Form over a long period of time. 2 plates collide. 1 plate is heavier then the other and is pushed into the mantle where it melts. The rock a above over time folds and rises forming mountain ranges

Question 11

How are earthquakes formed?

Answer 11

When plates move friction is created. As plates collide friction becomes too much, pressure is realeased and an earthquake occurs

Question 12

What are tsunamis?

Answer 12

A tsunami is a series of waves generated in an ocean by a disturbance such as an earthquake or volcanic eruption

Question 13

Name all the plants?

Answer 13

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune