In 1804, an expedition set out from near St. Louis to explore the land between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Who were the 2 leaders of this expedition?
100
Erosion
What is the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
100
A Globe.
What is a representation of a 3D object on a flat surface called?
Scale, Projection, Globe
100
Stratosphere
Man has jumped from outer space? Felix B. jumped from what section of the atmosphere?
Troposphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Stratoshpere.
200
The break down of Earth's solid surface
What is weathering?
200
Waterfalls
The Topography of an area includes all EXCEPT?
elevation, relief, landforms, waterfalls.
200
Weathering
What is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, cloudiness, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
200
Shapes and sizes of land features
What is shown in topographical maps?
shapes and sizes of land features, globes, distortions
My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos. Is another way to remember the 8 main planets and they are...?
300
Chemical Weathering
What is the type of weathering that can cause rust?
300
Relief
What is the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area?
Relief, landform, or ranges?
300
Chemical Weathering
What is the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions (chiefly with water and substances dissolved in it) rather than by mechanical processes.
300
Legend
Where are the meanings of symbols on a map found?
legend, scale, or contour lines
300
Kuiper Belt
What is the area called where pluto is said to come from?
Charon, Meteor Belt, Kuiper Belt
400
The Sun.
What is NOT a force that causes MECHANICAL weathering? Wind. Rain. Sun. Ice?
400
Lanforms.
What is a feature of topography, like a hill or a valley?
mountain, landform, ranges?
400
Uniformitarianism
What is the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
400
Scale
What is the ration of the distance on a map to the actual distance on Earth's surface?
scale, elevation, legend
400
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What is the sequence of the crust to the core?
Mantle, Inner Core, Outer Core, Crust
500
Changes on Earth have been the same throughout time.
What is the "principle of uniformity?"
500
Mountain.
What is a landform of high elevation and high relief called?
range, mountain, valley, river?
500
Abrasion
What is the process of scraping or wearing away :
500
Stickers.
lines, symbols, colors are all ways to show changes on maps.
All of these are ways to show changes on maps EXCEPT?
lines, symbols, colors, stickers.
500
Alfred Wegner.
What is the name of Mr. Maldonado's favorite scientist who is famous for saying and believing that the world once was one super giant island we today call "Pangeae?"