Easy
The air that we breathe is part of what physical system of Earth?
Atmosphere
______ is known as the summer solstice or the beginning of summer. What is the correct date?
June 21st
Aladdin lives in Arabia. Freshwater is hard to find and ground water is limited. He wants to turn the saltwater into fresh water but his Genie has told him that would certain animals. What process could Aladdin use to make saltwater drinkable.
Desalinization
What are the layers of Earth from innermost to outermost?
Core
Mantle
Crust
Alabama has what type of climate?
Humid Temperate
Global Warming
A _______ is a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the Earth under the ocean floor.
Tsunami
What are the four physical systems of Earth?
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Earth's rigid crust is made up of 16 solid landmasses called what?
Tectonic Plates
Erosion is a process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice.
True
Weathering is a process by which rock, and other landforms are broken down by water, wind, or ice.
True
A fault results when the rocks on one side or both sides of Earth's crust have been moved by forces within Earth. _________ are caused by plate movement along these lines.
Earthquakes
What is the Ring of Fire?
A long, narrow band of volcanoes that encompasses the Pacific Ocean
Pumps work by collecting water that is found underground. What is the name for this water?
Groundwater
What is the difference between the rotation of Earth and the revolution of Earth?
Earth's Rotation creates the day and night cycle.
But, Earth's revolution is it's orbit, or movement around the sun.
What was the climate zone that was added after the scientist death?
High Mountain Range
As Earth orbits the sun, it rotates or spins on its Axis. What is an Axis?
An imaginary line that runs through Earth's center from the North Pole to the south Pole.
Along with surface land forms there are also ocean landforms. What are two ocean landforms we discussed in class?
Continental Shelf and Trench
September 23rd is known as the fall equinox. On this day what happens in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness across the world.
What are the five original climate zones?
Tropical
Cold Temperate
Humid Temperate
Polar
Desert
What is the name of the scientist that invented the system that divided the Earth into five original climate zones?
Wladimir Koppen