Earth and the Sun's Energy
Climate in regions near the equator that is warm dry air(sunny) or moist wet air(rain).
What are monsoons?
The circulation of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back
What is the water cycle?
Magma that reaches Earth’s surface, is what created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
What is cooled lava?
Drilling tunnels through mountains.
What is changing landforms?
Parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of
sunlight a day
What are the areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles?
The season that solar energy begin to increase?
What is Spring?
The main processes of the water cycle
What is evaporation and precipitation.?
Islands, mountains, and plains are all examples of .
What are landforms?
What can affect the amount of solar energy the planet receives?
What is rotation?
Earth’s glaciers can cause _________________.
What is erosion?
Areas of the earth that are are cooler than other area areas.
What are higher latitudes?
A form of water that is Water vapor
What is gas?
Wind, ice, and water are causes of
What is erosion?
Formed when two ocean plates collide.
What are ocean trenches?
3 percent of Earth’s water supply
What is fresh water?
The reason Earth has seasons.
What is the Earth’s tilt?
Water that is found below Earth’s surface
What is ground water?
Rock is broken down into smaller pieces by the process of
What is Weathering?
A collision that creates huge mountains.
What are two continents colliding?
Two plates that have collided to create the Himalayas
What ere the Indian and the Eurasian plates?
Region on earth have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?
What are the tropics?
Three common water problems are shortages, pollution, and
What is flooding?
A theory that Earth’s surface is divided into more than 12 slow-moving plates.
What is plate tectonics?
The theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent
What is continental drift?
Earthquakes occur when two __________ slide past each other.
What are plates?