Weather
Climate
Landforms
Natural Resources
Water
100
Tornadoes
What is a twisting spiral of air?
100
Climate
What is weather conditions in a region over a long period of time?
100
magma
What is liquid rock within earth?
100
core
What is earth's center?
100
desalination
What is the process of removing salt from ocean water?
200
Sleet
What is a form of precipitation?
200
Deforestation
What is the loss or destruction of forests?
200
tributary
What is any smaller river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream?
200
humus
What is broken down plant and animal material?
200
acid rain
What is water vapor that contains chemicals from air pollution?
300
cyclone
What is any center of low pressure?
300
Arid
What is dry?
300
erosion
What is the movement of surface material from one location to another?
300
leaching
What is the downward level of movement in the soil?
300
watershed
What is the entire region drained by a river and it's tributaries?
400
hydrologic cycle
What is the movement of water through the hydrosphere?
400
global warming
What is the increasing temperature of Earth over the last few decades?
400
rain shadow
What is the leeward side of a mountain
400
soil salinization
What is salt buildup in the soil?
400
humidity
What is the amount of water vapor in the air?
500
Orographic effect
What is cooling effect that occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountain, resulting in a wetter wind.
500
permafrost
What is soil that remains frozen throughout the year?
500
alluvial fan
What is fan shaped deposit of mud and gravel often found along the bases of mountains?
500
watertable
What is the level below ground at which all of the spaces inside rock are filled with water?
500
tropical climates
Where are the most diverse ecosystems found?
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