Water shortages occur from on of these
What is Drought or Overuse
One of these four things affects the amount of solar energy that our planet receives
What is tilt, rotation, revolution, or lattitude?
This theory suggests that the continents were once part of a supercontinent and have slowly drifted apart
What is plate tectonics/continental drift theory?
What parts of the Earth receives up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?
What is Poles or any high lattitudes?
This is the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
What is the Water Cycle?
Most of the Earth's available freshwater is stored
What is Underground?
During this season, the solar energy on Earth begins to increase
What is Spring?
Earth's glaciers is a major cause of this
What is Erosion?
Every 24 hours, the Earth completes on of these
What is Rotation?
This, is magma that reaches the Earth's surface
What is Lava?
About 3% of Earth's water supply is
What is Freshwater?
If it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, it is what in the Northern Hemisphere
What is Summer?
This can cause rock to break down into smaller pieces
What is Weathering?
February 29th, otherwise known as leap year, is added every for years to account for this
What is the 1/4 day that occurs during our revolution?
This is the movement of sediment from one location to another
What is Erosion?
Water occurs naturally on Earth in one of these forms
What is Liquid, Solid, Gas, or Water Vapor?
This, causes the change in Earth's seasons
What is Tilt?
List two of Earth's landforms
What is Mountains, Plains, Islands, Valleys, Peninsulas
A rainstorm is an example of this
What is Precipitation?
This is excess precipitation that flows over land into rivers, streams, and oceans
What is Run-Off?
People obtain groundwater in one of these two ways
What is digging wells or natural springs?
Monsoons are
What is seasonal winds that bring dry or moist air?
This is one way that landforms affect our daily lives
This area's seasons are measured by the amount of rainfall it receives, rather than the normal seasons that the rest of the Earth experiences
What is the Tropics?
This is water that is found in the Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes
What is Surface Water?