Landforms
What is a mountain?
A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
Why do maps have a scale?
To be most useful, a map must show locations and distances accurately on a sheet of paper of convenient size
What parts of the rock cycle occur at Earth's surface?
weathering erosion
What is bacteria
A large group of single-cell microorganisms
What are converget plates
This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide.
what are some names of land-forms on earth?
Mountains,hills, plateaus, and plains
what makes a map useful
help us learn about history by preserving records of the past
What powers Earth's rock cycle?
Earth's internal heat engine,
What is a virus
an infectious microbe consisting of a segment of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat.
What is it called when 2 tectonic colide
Convergent plates
what are some Minor Land-forms
buttes, canyons, valleys, and basins.
what are the 3 most important things about maps
distance, direction and symbol
What process causes igneous rock to transform into metamorphic rock?
high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids
How do you kill bacteria
Bacteria can be killed for examples being hot and ect
what are divergent plates
when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Tectonic plate movement under Earth can create land-forms by pushing up mountains and hills.
what are the 6 main Elements of of a map
What rock groups can form from metamorphic rock?
sedimentary and igneous
is bacteria living
Yes
What are tectonic plates
a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
How do land-forms change over time?
Tectonic plate movement under Earth can create landforms by pushing up mountains and hills. Erosion by water and wind can wear down land and create land-forms like valleys and canyons.
why is the north on top
makes it easier to compare one map to another.
what are 3 diffrent types of rock's
sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks
What is one good thing about bacteria
Bacteria help you digest food, protect against infection and even maintain your reproductive health.
What are the moving plates of the Earth's crust called?
Tectonic plates