Geography Terms
The time it takes for the earth to make one complete revolution?
What is 365 days
Name the first layer of Earth. (on Earth's surface)
What is Crust
Scientists measure earthquake waves with a...
What is a seismograph
Separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator
What season do we see on earth when it is a vernal equinox?
Spring
Name the middle layer of Earth
What is Mantle
A vibration of Earth's crust is an...
What is an earthquake
What season occurs when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its North Hemisphere and South Hemisphere?
What is Summer Solstice
Name the deepest layer of Earth.
What is inner core or core.
Hot melted rock that is underground is called
What is magma
This land-form stretches almost 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine.
What is the Appalachian Mountains
23.5 degrees
What is the degree of the Earth’s axis?
What is the sphere term for the crust?
What is Lithosphere
The point of Earth's surface that is directly above an earthquake's focus is the...
What is the Epicenter
Composed of about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and one percent other gases.
What is Atmosphere
Term for equal day and equal nights
What is Equinox.
The constant motion of tectonic plates lead to.... (name 2 things)
What is earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, tsunami
A series of earthquakes and volcanoes stretching 25,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire