Planet Earth
What is the atmosphere made of?
It is made up of about 78% nitrogen,21% oxygen, and small amounts of other gases.
How many tectonic plates are there?
there are 16 tectonic plates.
What is a plain?
Plain can be flat or have have a gentle roll and can found a long coastlines or far in land
What are the earths 3 types of water and the percentages?
Fresh water 3%,Salt water 97%,and liquid fresh water 1%.
What is desalination?
is a process that separates most of the dissolved chemical elements to produce water that is safe to drink.
What does earth rotate on?
The axis
What is the ring of fire?
Long,narrow band of volcanos.
What is a trench?
A long narrow steep sided cut in the ground or ocean floor.
What is the water contained in Earth's crust called?
Groundwater
What are the continents?
Africa,South America,North America,Australia,Asia,Europe,and Antarctica.
What is a revolution?
It is a complete trip around the sun.
What is a fault?
A fault is a result when the rocks on one or both side crack.
What is a plateau?
A plateau rises above the surrounding land.
What are the water cycle steps in order?
1st is evaporation then condensation then precipitation,finally collection.
How deep is the deepest whole drilled into earth?
8 miles
What is a solstice?
It is the day of the year that has most hours of sunlight.
What is a glacier?
A glacier is the smallest of ice masses moves slowly over time sometimes spreading outward on a land surface
What is a peninsula?
It is a long narrow area that extends into a river,lake,or a ocean.
What is a delta?
Delta is a area where sand,silt,clay,or gravel is deposited at the mountain river
What is erosion?
is a process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice.
What is a rain shadow?
It is a region of reduced rainfall on one side of a high mountain.
What is the largest ice mass?
Ice sheets
What is a isthmus?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
What is acid rain?
poisonous games in the atmosphere fall to the earth as a deadly mixture called acid rain
What is climate?
Climate is the average weather conditions in a region or in area over a longer period