The Earth

Question 0

What is a solar energy and where do we get it from?

Answer 0

A solar energy is what provides us heat and light from the Sun

Question 1

Why is the earth called the “MIRACLE PLANET”?

Answer 1

The earth is called the miracle planet because it’s the only planet that contains living things and supports life because of water and oxygen.

Question 2

Describe Earth’s shape

Answer 2

Earth is a sphere that is slightly flattened in the North and South Pole and bulgees out in the Equator.

Question 3

how much space does the water cover the earth’s surface?

Answer 3

More than two thirds

Question 4

how much space does the mountains cover the earth’s surface?

Answer 4

Almost one tenth

Question 5

how much space does the forest cover the earth’s surface?

Answer 5

Almost 1 quarter (1 fourth)

Question 6

how much space does the dessert cover the earth’s surface?

Answer 6

1 eight

Question 7

When was the earth formed?

Answer 7

4.5 billion years ago

Question 8

Name the layers of the earth

Answer 8

Crust
Mantle
Core (outer and inner)

Question 9

How does the heat from core affect the movement of magma?

Answer 9

The heat that the core generates causes the magma from the mantle to move upwards

Question 10

Which layer is made up of nickel and iron?

Answer 10

Inner core

Question 11

What are magma?

Distinguish the difference between lava and Magma

Answer 11

Magma are the molten or semi-molten rocks that forms the mantle beneath the crust

Question 12

What are plates?

Answer 12

A rigid layer of the Earth’s crust that is believed to drift slowly.
They are broken but fit perfectly well like a jigsaw.

Seperate sections into which the crust of the earth is broken
they float on top of SEMI MOLTEN magma

Question 13

What are plate boundaries?

Answer 13

The place where two plates meet and is usually associated with earthquakes, fold mountains and tsunamis

Question 14

What is crust consist of?

Answer 14

Solid rocks

Question 15

Describe the Plates tectonics?

Answer 15

The theory of the earth crust is broken into a number of constantly moving plates is called the Plate Tectonics

Question 16

Describe how two plates collide

Answer 16

When two plates collide,they build up a huge pressure and the heavier plate is forced to move down into the mantle,where it melts.Since a crust is destroyed,this is called DESTRUCTIVE BOUNDARY

Question 17

Name two plates in collision

Answer 17

Nazca plate and the American plate

Question 18

Describe how another crust is formed

Answer 18

When plates pull apart, molten magma rises from the mantle,where it cools and forms a new crust.

As a result, this is called a Constructive boundary

Question 19

Explain how the plates move

Answer 19

Plates move because of convection currents