Plate Tectonics
Geochemical Cycles
Energy Resources
Seasons
Climates
100
Divergent, Convergent, Transform
What are the three types of plate boundaries?
100
Groundwater
Water found underground
100
Geothermal Energy
Thermal energy beneath Earths surface is known as ______
100
Rotation, Revolution
What two major ways does the Earth move in?
100
Climate
What is the long term weather conditions of a place or region?
200
Divergent Boundary
Plates that move away from each other
200
Lakes, Streams
Small amounts of fresh water are found in ____ and ____
200
Hydroelectric Energy
Energy Obtained from flowing water is known as ______
200
Equinox
The ______ marks the beginning of spring and autumn
200
Temperature and Precipitation
What are the two main factors that determine a regions climate?
300
Convergent Boundary
Plates that come together, or collide
300
Ice, Snow
Most of Earths fresh water occurs as ______ and ______
300
Fossil Fuels
Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal are known as _____
300
Radiation, Convection, and Conduction
What three energies is transferred within the troposphere
300
Ice Age
What were the periods where climates are colder than usual and glaciers cover a large portion of Earths surface?
400
Transform Boundary
Plates that slide past each other, moving in opposite directions
400
Liquid, Solid, Gas
Earth allows water to occur in which three states?
400
Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, and Uranium
Nonrenewable Energy Sources
400
Seasons
The tilt of the Earths axis as it moves around the sun causes the ________
400
Global Warming
What is an increase in temperature of Earths lower atmosphere caused in part by increased levels of carbon dioxide or water vapor
500
Created, Destroyed
Rock is neither _______ nor _________ at a transform boundary
500
Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff
The water cycle process
500
Renewable Energy Resource
A resource that includes hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, wind, biomass, and possibly nuclear fusion
500
Solstice
A ______ occurs each year when the sun is directly overhead at latitude 23.5 degrees north or 23.5 degrees south
500
Tropical, Dry, Temperate Marine, Temperate Continental, Highlands, Polar
What are the six climate regions?
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