Water Cycle
Name the process that makes the water leave the ocean into the sky?
Evaporation
Broad, curved indentation in the coastline is called a?
Bay
what is a landscape?
all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
how are mountains formed?
when two tectonic plates collide and push one another up.
what is the hydrosphere?
the amount of water on a planet.
Another word for rain?
Precipitation
what is a landform
a natural feature of the earth surface.
Name a reason a person might visit a landscape starting with a?
Aesthetic value
what is divergent?
Where tectonic plates are pulled apart from each other.
What spheres are used in the water cycle?
all of them
Water hits the ground and doesn't infiltrate but makes it's way to the ocean is called?
Run-off
Opening rock in the Earths crust where molten rock, ash and gas can escape?
Volcano
True or false mountains are popular tourist areas.
true
what are tectonic plates?
a slab of solid rock
what is the atmosphere.
the layers of gases surrounding the earth.
Process by which plants and tree's evaporate water is called?
Transpiration
Desert area where a water supply provided by groundwater?
Oasis
why would there be hotels at coastal landscapes?
To accommodate nearby tourists.
what is another name for a tectonic plate?
lithosphere plate.
what is the biosphere?
the zone where life naturally occur
Ground water can get trapped underground in one of these?
Aquifer
What is a deep, narrow, steep sided valley?
Gorge
approximately how much of the population lives in mountainas areas?
10 percent
what type of crust does magma rise through?
weakened
name the four spheres
Lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere