Earth Science Review #1

2. /a small object made of ice in orbit around the sun, consists of a nucleus and a tail.
3. /the study of the relationships among plants, animals, and other living things in their environments.
5. /This type of cloud is high and wispy.
7. /all living things in one area.
8. /Everything that surrounds you or other living things.
11. /the raising of livestock and- or crops for commercial use.
13. /the cutting down of trees and destruction of forests.
15. / This is the study of galaxies, starts, planets, and other space objects.
17. /the solid rock beneath the soil and broken rocks on the surface of earth.
18. /this is a small rocky object that orbits around the sun. There is a “belt” of these located between Mars and Jupiter.
21. / This forms when gases that come from burning fuels in cars, factories, and power plants makes it way in to the atmosphere (Rain that is polluted by acids.).
23. /a community of plants and animals that extends over a large area. Defined by climate and soil type.

1. / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface.
4. /water trapped in a layer of porous rock UNDER the ground.
5. /condensed water vapor that rises from bodies of water on earth.
6. /the protection and wise use of natural resources such as air water land plants animals and mineral in the earth.
9. /a violent shaking of the ground due to sudden shifts in parts of the earth’s crust.
10. /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets.
12. /a wide variety of plant and animal species living in one area (the diversity of life on earth).
14. /all the plants and animals that live in one areas and depend on each other for survival.
16. /the usual weather in a certain area over many years.
18. /the imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles of the earth.
19. /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals.
20. /the parts of the land, sea, and air where life can be found.
22. /The composition of this is about 80% Nitrogen and 20% Oxygen.