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100

What are the two things that Solar Energy correlate to? 

Heat and light 

100

What is Surface Water?

Water found in lakes rivers and, streams. 

100

Name and describe three common landforms. 

Answers vary. 

100

What is weather? 

The short-term change in the air. 

100

describe the climate of an Ice-capped climate. 

low precipitation with extreme cold. 

100

What is the environment? 

Animals that are suited to a specific area 

100

What is Hydroelectric power? 

Power from water. 

200

Name and describe the four seasons 

Summer 

Winter

Fall 

Spring 

200

What is Precipitation? 

Any water that falls from the sky to the Earth's surface. 

200

What caused Iceland to form? 

The separation of plates and the build-up of lava. 

200

What is climate. 

The average weather of an area. 

200

What are monsoons? 

Seasonal winds that, bring dry or moist air that cause a rainy season and dry season. 

200

What is a biome? 

Combination of multiple ecosystems. 

200

What's the difference between non-renewable resources and renewable resources? 

Renewable resources can be replenished.

Nonrenewable can't.

300

Where can you experience the Midnight sun? 

Extreme northern latitudes or extreme southern latitudes. 

300

What is the definition of a Glacier 

Large areas of slow moving ice. 

300

What happens when two plates push against one other, the move? 

Earthquakes

300

How can large bodies of water affect the climate of an area? 

Large bodies of water keep the climate warmer due to them taking longer to cool. 

300

How can Permafrost affect the land? 

Sense it absorbs water poorly it creates ponds and marshes. 

300

What is Habitat? 

The place where specific animals and plants live. 

300

What are the positives and negatives of Hydroelectric power?

Positive-clean energy

Negative- not a lot of power/disrupt ecosystems. 

400

How long does it take for the Earth to take one revolution around the sun?

365.25 days 

400

What percentage of water is Salt Water? 

97%

400

Explain the theory of plate tectonics. 

The Earth's surface is made up of about 12 plates that float on the mantle causing many of the Earth's landforms. 

400

What are prevailing winds? 

Winds that blow the same direction over large areas over the earth. 

400

What are the three major climate zones that relate the most to latitude? 

Polar, Tropical, Temperate. 

400

Define Extinct.

The complete eradication of a species. 

400

Name 4 minerals.  

 Metals, rock, gems, salt.

500

How far does the Earth tilt? 

23.5 degrees 

500

Describe the water cycle. 

Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Evaporation. 

500

How does Weathering, Erosion, and Alluvial deposition affect the Earth? 

Weathering is the process where rock is broken down. 

Erosion is the movement of sediment. 

Alluvial deposition is when a river floods and deposits sediment along its banks. 

500

Describe the rain shadow effect. 

When air gets forced up a mountain causing it to rain, leaving the other side dry. 

500

Name the four Temperate climates.

Mediterranean, humid subtropical, marine west coast, humid continental. 

500

Why is Humus important to the environment? 

It increases the soil quality by putting dead matter in the ground. 

500

What do all of these things have in common? A child's playhouse, soles of your shoes, plastic? 

They're all made from oil. 

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