Earth
Weather
Seasons
Climate
Random
100
Most of Earth is covered by this
What is water?
100
It is always cold at these two places on the globe
What are the North and South Poles?
100
The first day of summer is called this.
What is the Summer Solstice?
100
Much of this region stays warm throughout the year due to its position on the globe
What is the equator?
100
A thick blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
What is the atmosphere?
200
This is the theory that states that the Earth's plates shift slowly over time
What is Plate Tectonics?
200
How hot or cold the air is
What is temperature
200
This is when the Northern and Southern Hemispheres receive about the same amount of sunlight and darkness. (Hint: there are two)
What are the Spring and Fall Equinoxes?
200
Another term for the tropics
What is low latitudes?
200
Because of plenty of precipitation and warm temperatures, rain forests have a lot of this
What is vegetation?
300
The Earth's outer layer, or crust, is broken into these huge pieces
What are plates?
300
Water that falls to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow
What is precipitation?
300
In the month of July, much of Brazil would be experiencing this season.
What is winter?
300
These four factors play a large role in determining the climate of a region
What are latitude (nearness to equator), landforms, wind, and water?
300
Grasslands and forests (both decidious and coniferous) thrive in this type of climate
What is humid continental?
400
Once rock has been broken into tiny pieces, or weathered, it is carried away to new places through a process called
What is erosion?
400
Three things that cause weathering
What are wind, rain, and ice?
400
These two place on Earth each receive 6 months of continuous sunlight.
What are the North and South Poles?
400
Without these two things, Earth would overheat
What is overheat?
400
A mountain getting colder the further up you travel is an example of this
What is vertical climate?
500
These are four ways that the surface of the Earth can change as a result of Earth's plates pushing against one another.
What are earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and mountains?
500
This causes the warm temperatures in St. Louis in the summertime
What is direct sunlight?
500
Shorter and longer days throughout the year are a direct result of this.
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
500
Moderate climates are generally found here
What are the middle latitudes?
500
This is the cause of ocean currents, which are fast-moving rivers in the ocean
What is Earth's rotation?
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