Glaciers
What is the term used to describe sediment that falls on top of a glacier?
What kind of natural disaster is caused by two tectonic plates sliding alongside one another?
Earthquakes
What celestial body causes the ocean tides?
The Moon
What is the top layer of the soil profile?
Vegetation
What is the name of the time zone in Manitoba?
CST or CDT
What is the name of the semicircular space that is created at high elevations from the weight of snow and ice pushing down?
Cirque
What is the term used for molten rock when it is below the surface of the Earth?
Magma
What is the name of the unique winds that bring warm, dry air from the Rockies in Western Canada?
Chinook Winds
What kind of soil holds water well, but does not hold nutrients for plants to grow well?
Sand
Which areas of the Earth will havethe most amount of days without sunlight?
North/South Pole
What is the name of the circular, hole-like lakes that form from water and ice eroding the ground underneath a glacier?
Kettle
What is the name used to describe two tectonic plates moving away from one another?
Divergent Frontier
Frontal Precipitation
What is the bottom layer of the soil profile?
Bedrock
What is the name of the day that is known for having the most sunlight during the year?
The Summer Solstice
What term describes the leftover sediment in a region that a glacier has melted away?
Moraine
What is the term used to describe 3 tectonic plates meeting in one area?
Triple Junction
What type of precipitation is caused by large features such as a mountain?
Orographic Precipitation
Chernozem
If it is 5:00am, Mar 3 in Lorette, MB (GMT -6), what time and day is it in London, UK (GMT +0)?
11:00 am, Mar 3
Esker
What is the term used to describe one tectonic plate sliding underneath another?
Subduction
Rain Shadow
What kind of soil is usually found near riverbanks and does not hold water well?
Podsol
If it is 7:30am on Oct 7 in New Delhi, India (Gmt +5.5), what time and day is it in Vancouver, BC (GMT -8)?
6:00pm, Oct 6