Land and Sea-forms
A flat, or gently rolling, landorm
Plains
When toxic pollutants mix with water vapor, and fall back to Earth
Acid Rain
All planets _____ around the sun
Orbit
Caused by plate movements along fault lines, creates a strong shaking of the ground.
Earthquake
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
Climate
Landform rises above the surrounding land area
Plateau
Water contained inside the Earth's crust
Groundwater
Earth makes one _____, or complete trip around the sun, in 365 1/4 days
Revolution
A giant wave caused by a volcanic eruption or earthquake
Tsunami
Rainfall and snowfall are types of...
Precipitation
Underwater plain that borders a continent
Continental Shelf
Earth's water recycling system
The Water Cycle
The imaginary line that Earth rotates on
Axis
A long, narrow band of volcanoes. Also, a Johnny Cash song
Ring of Fire
A process that works with weathering to change surface features of Earth
Erosion
The deepest known point in the world
Mariana Trench
The process of taking minerals and salt out of saltwater
Desalination
When one side of a mountain receives considerably less rainfall than the other side
Rain shadow Effect
A large continuous mass of land. There are 6 on Earth.
Continents
A majority of Earth's freshwater is found in ____
Ice caps
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus
The area where sand, silt, and clay collect at the mouth of a river
Delta
DAILY DOUBLE Name every layer of the Earth
Crust, Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core
Earth's rigid crust is made of 16 enormous plates called...
Tectonic plates
What percent of Earth's water is saltwater?
97%