THE PROCESS THAT BREAKS DOWN ROCK AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
What is WEATHERING
100
COASTLINE
DUNE
RIVER
MOUNTAIN
GLACIER
DELTA
LAKE
NAME 7 LANDFORMS
100
TROPICAL 23.5 NORTH TO 23.5 SOUTH
POLAR 66.5 NORTH TO 90 NORTH AND 66.5 SOUTH TO 90 DEGREES SOUTH
TEMPERATE BETWEEN THE TROPICAL AND POLAR ZONES
What ARE THE 3 TEMPERATURE ZONES
100
ATMOSPHERE - ENVELOPE OF GASSES
BIOSPHERE - ALL LIVING THINGS
CRYOSPHERE - ALL THE EARTHS ICE
GEOSPHERE - ALL THE EARTH'S LAND
HYDROSPHERE - ALL OF THE EARTH'S WATER
What ARE EARTH'S 5 MAIN SPHERES
200
OBSERVING
INFERRING
PREDICTING
CLASSIFYING
MAKING MODELS
EVALUATING
What ARE THE STEPS TO THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESS
200
THE PROCESS BY WHICH BITS OF ROCK ARE CARRIED AWAY BY EITHER WIND, WATER, ICE OR GRAVITY
WHAT IS EROSION
200
CAVERNS
AQUIFERS
SINKHOLES (DEEP HOLES MADE IN SOFT LIMESTONE BY WATER RUNOFF)
RIVERS/LAKES
RIDGES AND HILLS
WETLANDS
What ARE SOME LANDFORMS THAT ARE NATIVE TO FLORIDA
200
LATITUDE
ALTITUDE
DISTANCE FROM LARGE BODIES OF WATER
OCEAN CURRENTS
What AFFECTS TEMPERATURE
200
A NATURAL PROCESS THAT KEEPS THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AT A TEMPERATURE THAT IS COMFORTABLE FOR LIVING BY TRAPPING SOME OF THE ENERGY FROM THE SUN
What is THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
300
QUANTITATIVE (NUMBER OF SOMETHING)
QUALITATIVE (CAN NOT BE EXPRESSED IN NUMBER)
What ARE THE 2 TYPES OF OBSERVATIONS
300
WHEN SEDIMENT(PARTICLES OF ROCK AND SOIL) LAY DOWN IN A NEW LOCATION CHANGING THE SHAPE OF THE LAND
WHAT IS DEPOSITION
300
COASTAL LOWLANDS(DUNES, BEACHES AND WETLANDS)
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS(RIDGES-LONG RAISED STRIPS OF LAND)
NORTHERN HIGHLANDS(PLATEAUS)
What ARE THE 3 MAIN REGIONS IN fLORIDA
300
NARROW HIGH SPEED BANDS OF WIND
What is A JETSTREAM
300
WINDS CREATED BY THE UNEQUAL HEATING OF EARTH'S SURFACE OVER A LARGE AREA
What ARE GLOBAL WINDS
400
INDEPENDENT (PURPOSELY CHANGED TO TEST HYPOTHESIS)
DEPENDENT (THE FACTOR THAT CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO INDEPENDENT VARIABLE)
CONTROL (FACTOR THAT STAYS THE SAME SO THE OTHER VARIABLES CAN BE COMPARED TO IT)
What ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VARIABLES
400
ANIMAL ACTIONS
FREEZING AND THAWING (FROST WEDGING)
PLANT GROWTH
RELEASE OF PRESSURE
ABRASION (WEARING AWAY OF ROCK BY WATER, ICE, WIND OR GRAVITY)
What ARE THE AGENTS (CAUSES) OF PHYSICAL WEATHERING
400
CALCITE - A MINERAL
What ARE LIMESTONE AND CORAL MADE OF
400
LEEWARD - THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN WHERE LITTLE RAIN FALLS
WINDWARD - THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN WHERE RAIN OR SNOW FALLS AND THE WIND HITS THIS SIDE
What is THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEEWARD AND WINDWARD
400
DISTANCE FROM THE EQUATOR MEASURED IN DEGREES
What is LATITUDE
500
SCIENTIFIC LAW - A STATEMENT THAT DESCRIBES WHAT SCIENTISTS EXPECT TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME UNDER A PARTICULAR SET OF CONDITIONS
SCIENTIFIC THEORY - WELL SUPPORTED AND WIDELY ACCEPTED EXPLANATIONS OF THE WAY NATURE WORKS
What is THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SCIENTIFIC LAW AND A SCIENTIFIC THEORY
500
WHEN AGENTS (CAUSES) SUCH AS WATER, OXYGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, LIVING ORGANISMS, AND ACID RAIN, PRODUCE NEW MATERIALS AS THEY BREAK DOWN ROCK
What is CHEMICAL WEATHERING
500
WAVES
CURRENT
What HELPS TO FORM BARRIER ISLANDS AND SANDBARS
500
PREVAILING WINDS(WINDS THAT BLOW IN ONE DIRECTION IN A REGION.
PRESENCE OF MOUNTAINS
JET STREAMS
SEASONAL WINDS
What ARE THE MAIN FACTORS THAT AFFECT PRECIPITATION
500
WEATHER - CONDITIONS OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE AT A PARTICULAR TIME AND PLACE
CLIMATE - THE AVERAGE YEAR TO YEAR WEATHER PATTERN IN A GIVEN AREA
What is THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE