Weathering & Erosion
Weathering
what is the natural process where rocks, soil, and minerals are broken down into smaller pieces by elements like water, wind, ice, temperature changes, and living organisms, all while remaining in place
The study of the earth and each of its physical features
What is physical geography
convergent plate boundaries
what is when plates collide
solstices
what is the longest/shortest day of the year
A large body of fresh water surrounded by land
What is a lake
Grand canyon a product of
what is weathering and erosion
A small river that flows into a larger river
what is a tributary
When plates pull apart it lets magma rise and mountains form (T or F)
What is false
The sun revolves around the earth (T or F)
what is false
The thinnest layer of the earth is the hydrosphere (T or F)
What is false (atmosphere)
the two main types of weathering
what is Physical/Mechanical & Chemical
Geography
What is the study of the Earth and everything on it.
This boundary involves plates moving apart
The cause of different seasons occurring
What is the Earth's axial tilt as it orbits the sun
This sphere contains all living organisms
What is the Biosphere
The primary causes of erosion
what is water, wind, ice, and gravity
the study of how people, societies, cultures, and economies interact with each other and their environments
What is human geography
What is Transform
The reason we have day and night
What is the Earth rotates on its axis about every 24 hours, causing different parts of the planet to face the Sun
The lithosphere is the solid, rocky part of Earth (T or F)
What is true
the difference between weathering and erosion
Weathering is the breakdown of rocks and minerals in place, while erosion is the movement of the broken-down material
The science or practice of drawing maps
What is cartography
African and south american plates create a mid-ocean ridge
what is divergent boundary
When day and night are of approximately the same length
what is an equinox
peninsula
What is a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides