Lesson 1.1
Lesson 1.2
Lesson 1.3
Lesson 2
Lesson 2.2
Lesson 2.3
Lesson 3
Lesson 3.1
100
A group of parts that work together as a whole are called?
System
100
"Hydro" comes from the greek word for?
Water
100
Frozen component of the hydrosphere. It is made up of Ice and snow.
Cryosphere
100
The shape of the land, using relief, elevation, and landforms.
Topography
100
These lines are found on topographic maps to show how steep a slope is in 2-D form.
Contour Lines
100
Landforms with low relief and low elevation
Plains
100
*the process in which water pools in large bodies (like oceans, seas and lakes)
Accumulation
100
the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area
Runoff
200
Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air called?
Atmosphere
200
Geo is the greek word for ?
Ground
200
Volcanoes are an example of which Earth system?
Geosphere
200
The highest point above sea level on Earth's surface
Elevation
200
A hill of sand along the coastline
Dunes
200
A natural stream of water that runs into another body of water
River
200
*the process in which water vapor (a gas) in the air turns into liquid water
Condensation
200
Left to Right on the top row
Condensation. Precipitation. Condensation
Left to Right from the middle row
Transpiration. Runoff. Evaporation
Bottom
Accumulation
300
"Atmo" is the greek word for ?
Air
300
"Life Zone" of the earth
Biosphere
300
Wind is an example of which Earth System?
Atmosphere
300
The difference between highest point and the lowest point of an area.
Relief
300
Boundaries between land and a lake or ocean.
Coastline
300
True or False
Topographic maps show surface features like landforms
TRUE
300
*– the process in which liquid water becomes water vapor (a gas)
Evaporation
300
What drives the water cycle?
The Sun
400
Name the four major earth systems
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
400
This earth system contains ALL the water found on Earth.
Hydrosphere
400
The layer of the atmosphere that is not one of the four major layers but is the last layer before space?
Exosphere
400
Mapmakers determine the distance and elevation using instruments and principles of geometry
Surveying
400
A Satellite system that puts a fix on your location
GPS
400
97 % of the water on Earth is ...
Oceans
400
*the process in which water (in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail) falls from clouds in the sky
Precipitation
400
The cookie lab that we completed in class was about what type of map?
Topographic, Topo, Topography
500
Name the four LAYERS of the atmosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
500
The solid part of the earth is called ?
Geosphere
500
What layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
500
Forces that destroy land such as rain, wind and fire
Destructive Forces
500
Landform with high relief and high elevation
Mountain
500
Water constantly moves among the oceans, the atmosphere, the solid Earth, and the biosphere. This unending circulation of Earth’s water supply is the
Water Cycle
500
*the process in which some water within plants evaporates into the atmosphere
Transpiration
500
Rain falling down a mountain into a steam is an example of.....
Runoff