Oceans and water
What is the largest ocean on earth?
The pacific ocean
What is a glacier made of?
Ice
A high area of land with a flat top is called a what?
Plateau
What do we call water that falls from clouds?
Precipitation
What planet do we live on?
Earth
What do we call the movement of ocean water in a certain direction?
Current
Where do most glaciers form — hot or cold places?
Cold places
What do we call a very tall landform that rises above the land around it?
Mountain
What happens when the sun heats up water and it turns into vapor?
Evaporation
What is the outer layer of Earth called?
Crust
What is freshwater mixed with salt water called?
Brackish water
What is it called when a glacier moves downhill?
Glacier flow
What is a deep, narrow valley often with a river at the bottom?
Canyon
What is it called when water vapor turns back into liquid water?
Condensation
How much of Earth’s surface is covered by water?
About 70%
What causes ocean waves?
The wind
What do glaciers carve into the land as they move?
Valleys
What is a low area between hills or mountains?
Valley
What is the process that moves water around Earth’s surface and atmosphere?
The water cycle
What do we call the layer of gases surrounding Earth?
Atmosphere
What do we call the rising and falling of sea level caused by the moon?
Tides
What are big chunks of ice that break off a glacier and float in the ocean called?
Icebergs
What is a cone-shaped landform formed by lava from a volcano?
Volcano or volcanic mountain
What do we call a collection of tiny water droplets or ice in the sky?
Clouds
What is the very hot, middle layer of the Earth called?
The Mantle