Oceans
What is the largest animal in the Ocean?
(Blue) Whale
What countries are part of North America?
USA, Canada, & Mexico
What planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Michigan and Florida are considered to be this landform_____
Peninsula
Label a compass N
N E S W
What % of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?
70% (71%)
China is located on which continent?
Asia
What planet is known for its rings?
Saturn
What is a plateau?
A flat elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area. (Like a table).
How many time zones are in the United States? (Including Alaska & Hawaii)
6 Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Hawaiian, Alaskan
What are the steps of the food chain?
Sun -> Producers -> Primary Consumers -> Secondary Consumers ->Decomposers
Which continent contains only one country?
Australia
What separates the Earth from Space?
The atmosphere
A group of Islands is called an _____
Archipelago
The process of trading one country's money for another's is called what?
Currency Exchange
Name all 5 major oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Artic
What is the name of the line that divides the northern & southern hemispheres?
The Equator
Which planet is known as the windy planet?
Neptune
Rank these from smallest to biggest: Ocean, lake, sea, pond
Smallest-> Pond, Lake, Sea, Ocean ->Biggest
This part of a map help decode what different symbols on a map mean
Map Key OR Legend
Which ocean is the saltiest?
Atlantic Ocean
List all 7 continents
Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia
What are the two different types of planets? What are they called?
Terrestrial- Made of Rock
Jovian- Made of Gas
What is a Delta?
Sediment that forms at the end of the river before the water flows into a different body of water.
On a map what are the lines that run from N to S & E to W
Longitude & Latitude