Landforms
Weather, erosion, etc.
What is a volcano?
A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock below the surface of the earth.
The water cycle is a continues movement of ______ in and around the earth.
Water
There could not be a water cycle without the....
sun
Areas of flat land that most cities are built on are...
Plains
What forms when a river flows over an edge of tall hard rocks?
Waterfall
What are the three main stages of volcanoes?
Active, dormant, extinct
The water cycle is also known as the
hydrologic cycle
What is the tallest landform on Earth?
Mountain
A piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides is...
peninsula
A _____ is a large area of an ocean or a sea that is partially surrounded by land.
What is the most common type of volcano?
Cinder Cones
What is transpiration?
The process where water the is absorbed by plants is evaporated into the atmosphere.
What are the four forms of precipitation?
rain, sleet, snow, or hail
The highest mountain range on Earth is the _______. This range has _________, which is the tallest mountain.
Himalayas
Mount Everest
How many oceans are there? Name them.
5
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern
Name the three different types of volcanoes.
Cinder cones, composite, shield
Describe the difference between evaporation and condensation
Evaporation = liquid to gas (water vapor)
Condensation = gas to liquid
Name the difference between a plateau and a mesa
The size and where it is located.
What are low lying areas between mountains or hills? Back in the day, people used to settle in these areas...why?
Valleys
Rich soil for growing crops
What is a manmade waterway and what are they used for?
Canals
Travel, trading, etc.
Describe the difference between the three stages of volcanoes.
Active - recently erupted
Dormant - Not erupted in a long time but it can erupt in the future.
Extinct - Erupted thousands of years ago and there is no way it will erupt again.
What is collection and infiltration?
Collection - water gathering back into bodies of water.
Infiltration - when water on the ground enters the soil and moves into rocks.
What is the difference between magma and lava?