Lithosphere
The crust of the earth is also called the...
Lithosphere
A type of river erosion caused by the water's acidity level
corrosion
Black surfaces reflect light (t or f)
False!
Name one soil forming process
decay, capillary, leaching, physical & chemical weathering, translocation
Name one earthquake hazard
liquefaction, tsunami, landslides
The asthenosphere is also known as
the mantle
This type of lake forms when a river cuts through a meander
Ox Bow lake
What is the correct order of layers of the atmosphere starting from closest to the earth
Troposphere, Strat, Meso, Thermo, Exosphere
What is one way that humans damage the environment
Acid rain, deforestation, others?
What is the shallow flat area of the ocean floor that continues until the deep ocean trenches?
Continental shelf
The location where a subducting plate enters the mantle is called the...
Benioff Zone
The 4 stages of a river are...
Youth, mature, old age and rejuvinated
Which surface heats up slowly during the summer and gradually loses its heat in the winter?
ocean
Name the four different types of climate
Tropical, cold, dry and temperate & subtropical
What type of volcano is broad and gently sloping?
Shield
A crack in the lithosphere
The movement of water after a wave hits a beach and returns to the ocean
backwash
What term describes average weather over many years?
climate
Why is photosynthesis important for the biosphere?
It takes carbon from the atmosphere and replaces it with oxygen
Suspension is a type of what?
River transport
The 5 themes of geography are...
Movement, Region, Location, Interaction and Place
This type of weathering occurs when rocks deep in the ground are exposed to the surface
exfoliation
Name 2 climate controls
Latitude, Land and water distribution, Ocean currents, Mountain barriers, Elevation
Name the 5 types of soil
chernozem, podzol, sierozem and laterite, tundra
When heat is added, what happens to igneus rock?
It turns into magma