Plate Tectonics
How do Plate Tectonics cause earthquakes?
Plates rub against one another.
The Earth's layers from coolest to hottest are:
A crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
B crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
C crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
B crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
Examples can be: Hail, snow, sleet, rain
examples of precipitation
If it is winter in the Northern hemisphere, then what is it in the Southern?
Summer
the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
Continental drift
The thinnest and the outermost layer
Crust
What percentage of Earth is water?
71%
Which season has the longest night?
Winter
What can plate tectonics cause
Volcanos, earthquakes, valleys, and most other landforms
Which layer is thickest?
The mantle
Is rain freshwater or saltwater?
Freshwater
What causes seasons?
Earth's tilt
The ______ is broken into plate tectonics
Lithosphere
Name the two elements that mostly make up the Earth's inner and outer core.
Iron and nickel
Is groundwater a freshwater?
Groundwater is fresh water
During which season the position of the sun is highest?
Tectonic plates consist of ____ and ____
Both continental and oceanic crust
The outer core is made up of liquid ___ _____ with about 10% sulfur
iron nickel
Most of freshwater is found in....?
A oceans
B streams, rivers, lakes
C groundwater
D ice and glaciers
D ice and glaciers
When is the summer solstice observed in the Northern Hemisphere?