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the study of weather
Meteorology
the world's rainiest place
Mt. Wai'-ale'-ale in Hawaii
energy released by splitting atoms
nuclear fission
The biggest tectonic plate
the Pacific plate
which lies beneath the whole Pacific Ocean
this ecosystem only covers 8% of the world's land, yet they include 40% of all plant and animal species
Rain forest
causes ocean surface currents to move in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and in a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere
Coriolis effect
it is the most abundant fossil fuel on earth
coal
Formed with the help of heat and pressure on buried ocean plants and animals
fossil fuels
the smallest continent
Europe
places around the world which are particularly rich in endemic plants and animals
that means plants and animals that can only be found in that place
Biodiversity hotspots
these transfer thermal energy from the sun around the globe
ocean currents
material and energy sources used to meet the needs of earth's organisms
Resources
the protection of natural resources
conservation
the second largest continent
Africa
Where rivers meet the sea, a nursery for many baby fish
an Estuary
large storms that form in warm, tropical regions. They usually move from the east to the west pushed by trade winds
Hurricanes
A renewable resource because they bred
FISH
Hi Carter
Fossils are usually found in this type of rock
sedimentary
Another name for 180° longitude
International Date Line
serves as boundary between on calendar day and the next
The world's second largest ocean
Atlantic Ocean
types are rain, snow, sleet, hail
Precipitation
(when water falls from the atmosphere)
it's an alternative to fossil fuels. It's the heat energy in earth's crust. The extreme heat found near geysers and volcanoes that can be used to generate steam for electricity. It is clean and renewable.
Geothermal Energy
the addition of harmful materials to air, soil, water
pollution
the name of the longest mountain range on Earth
clue: it ain't the Himalayas
the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
mostly underwater through the Atlantic Ocean
rivers of slowly moving ice
glaciers