Topographic Maps
How do contour lines help us when reading a topographic map?
They show changes in elevation and how often they happen.
What is the water cycle?
The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
What causes precipitation?
weight and gravity
What are the layers of the atmosphere?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
What is a constructive force?
Processes that creates landforms
What are Contour lines?
They connect points of equal elevation
What is evaporation?
When the surface of a body of water absorbs enough energy to turn the liquid into gas
What causes the water molecule to turn back into liquid water?
Cold Air
Why is the stratosphere crucial to life on Earth?
Protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the Sun
What is a destructive force?
Processes that destroy landforms
________ is the distinguishing factor for topographic maps.
Elevation
What is condensation?
When water vapor turns into a liquid
What carries the water molecule upward after it evaporates?
Warm air
What layer of the atmosphere conducts electricity?
The mesosphere
What is an example of a constructive force.
Deposition, Floods, Landslide
When contours are close together they represent ...
a steepslope
Precipitation is
Water formed in clouds that falls to earth
The movement of the water cycle is driven by ...
Energy and gravity
What layer is the thickest layer in the atmosphere?
The thermosphere
What is an example of a destructive force?
Weathering, Landslides, Floods
When contours are spread apart they represent ...
a gradual slope
What is the source of almost all fresh water on and below earth?
Precipitation
What are atmospheric rivers?
transports water horizontally
What is the fuzzy blue illumination that circles the Earth called?
The geocorona
True or False, There are both slow and fast constructive and destructive forces?
True