1. Q: What is the blanket of air
surrounding the earth?

2. A: The atmosphere

3. Q: Name the 4 layers of the
atmosphere.

4. A: Troposphere, Mesosphere,
Stratosphere, Thermosphere

5. Q: When water vapor (gas)
cools and returns
to a liquid state.
Forms clouds.

6. A: Condensation

7. Q: Layer of the atmosphere that
protects the earth from the sun’s
ultraviolet radiation.

8. A: Ozone Layer
in the Stratosphere

9. Q: Layer of the atmosphere
where weather occurs.

10. A: Troposphere

11. Q: Rocks and dirt that make up the
earth’s surface or crust.

12. A: Lithosphere

13. Q: Water changes to a gas state
and becomes part of the
atmosphere.

14. A: Evaporation

15. Q: Large sheets of ice
that move slowly
over the earth’s surface.

16. A: Glaciers

17. Q: The sun’s heat is held close to
the earth by the atmosphere.

18. A: Greenhouse effect

19. Q: All of the water on the earth.

20. A: Hydrosphere

21. Q: Rocks formed from
magma or lava.

22. A: Igneous rock

23. Q: Rocks formed from changes
caused by
pressure and heat
on sedimentary or igneous rocks.

24. A: Metamorphic rock
granite, marble, gneiss, schist, slate

25. Q: Rock formed by building up
layers of sediment over time.

26. A: Sedimentary rock
sandstone, limestone, shale, conglomerate

27. Q: Breaking down of larger rocks
by wind, rain or ice.

28. A: Weathering

29. Q: Natural substances
with specific properties.

30. A: Minerals

31. Q: Rock changes type as it
responds to heat, pressure and
weathering.

32. A: The Rock Cycle

33. Q: A mountain that may erupt
sending hot, melted rock
to the earth’s surface.

34. A: Volcano

35. Q: The movement of water
from the
surface of the earth
to the atmosphere
and back again.

36. A: Water cycle

37. Q: Water returns
to the surface
of the earth
through rain, snow, sleet, etc.

38. A: Precipitation

39. Q: Short term changes in
temperature, air pressure
and humidity
caused by uneven heating
of the land, air and water
on earth’s surface.

40. A: Weather

41. Q: The type of weather in a
geographic area over 30 years
or more.

42. A: Climate