forces shaping the earth
land forms and water sources
climate regions
human environment interaction
vocab words
100

what is the core made of 

it is made out of hot iron mixed with other metals 

100

what is the continental shelf 

its pate that stretches several miles underwater  

100

what is climate 

it is the weather is different in different places like a desert is always hot and most places with vegetables and other stuff growing are wet or moist

100

what is smog 

this is a thick haze of smoke and chemicals 

100

orbit 

when a planet goes around the solar system 

200

what is the mantle made up of

a layer of hot dense rock

200

what is a trench 

it is a deep plunge underwater 

200

what is weather 

weather is the changes of temperature and wind peed and direction 

200

what is acid rain

it is rain that has a lot of chemicals in it and then when it rains it makes it very acidic 

200

solar system 

when all the planets revolve around the sun 

300
what is magma 

magma is a type of lava that has to come up from the core into the earths crust through a valcano

300

what is ground water 

it is water that filters through dirt into empty air pockets under the dirt

300

what is prevailing winds 

it is caused by the planets rotation winds curve across the earths surface 

300

what is the greenhouse effect 

are gasses in the atmosphere that hold all the suns warmth 
300

revolution 

when a planet makes a full rotation around the sun 

400

what is the crust of the earth

its a thin rocky shell that forms the suface

400

what is a aquifer

it is a bunch of underground layers of rock 

400

what are currents 

they are like winds, they follow patterns 

400

what is crop rotation 

straight lines preventing the soil from washing away
400

rotates 

as the earth orbits the sun it rotates 

500

what are the continents 

the continents are  north america, south america, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica

500

what is the water cycle

the water cycle is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection 

500

what are local winds  

they are typically in small areas some local winds occur because land warms and cools more quickly than water does 

500

what is a deforestation 

it is cutting down to many trees to the point when they become scarce in that area 

500

axis 

the imaginary line that passes trough the center of earth 

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