Vocab
Flat plains that rise above the other land
Plateau
Thick masses of ice that are big and slowly move down mountains.
Glaciers
Average weather over a long period of time is called _____
Climate
What is the center of the Earth called?
Core
True or False:
The main stages of the Water Cycle are Condensation, Evaporation, Neutralization, and Precipitation.
FALSE
An imaginary line that runs through the North and South Pole
Axis
This region, along the Pacific plate, is home to the most amount of volcanoes and earthquakes in the entire world.
The Ring of Fire
The climate of a certain region is determined by how close or far they are compared to the _________.
Equator
This Geosphere includes volcanoes, plateaus, and other landforms.
Lithosphere
True or False:
Water inside of Earth's crust is called groundwater
TRUE
What is a term that describes when one side of a mountain faces different weather conditions because it is closer to the ocean?
Rain shadow
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land strips is called _______
Isthmus
Name three of the six climate zones:
FREE POINTS
YAY!
This stage of the water cycle happens when atmospheric conditions turn solid and fall back to the ground as either snow, rain, or hail.
Precipitation
What is it called when day and night are both of equal length in both hemispheres
Equinox
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.
This occurs each year around June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere
Summer Solstice
Coral growing at the bottom of the ocean would belong to the ______
A.) Lithosphere
B.) Hydrosphere
C.) Biosphere
D.) Atmosphere
What is the name for the process where harmful chemicals and minerals are removed from salt water to make it safe to drink?
Desalination
What is it called when posionous chemicals mix with water vapor and fall to Earth as a deadly mixture?
Acid rain
Wind and ocean currents work together to affect _____.
Climate
Who created the system that divides Earth into climate zones?
A.) Albert Einstein
B.) Sir Isaac Newton
C.) Boris Karloff
D.) Wladimir Köppen
D.) Wladimir Köppen
About how much of Earth's surface is covered in water?
(Guess must be within 5 percent)
71
What is it called when heat energy from the sun changes liquid water into a vapor?
Evaporation