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The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
Climate
Thick middle layer of the Earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible
Mantle
The variation in elevation across an area on Earth's land.
Relief
Used to determine absolute locations on Earth
Global Positioning System (GPS)
The side of a mountain sheltered from the wind
Leeward
The side of a mountain facing the wind
Windward
Slow process in which an oceanic plates slides under a continental plate, creating debris that can cause continents to grow
Accretion
A map created by projecting an imageof the Earth onto a geometric plane
Planar Projection
Why are Mercury and Venus scalding hot?
They are closest to the sun
The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
Weather
A flat, grass-covered plain, usually found in the interior of a continent
Prairie
Process by which magma wells up between oceanic plates and pushes the plates apart
Spreading
Location in relation to other places
Relative Location
List 3 elements of the biosphere
the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the lithosphere
A fertile spot in a desert where water is found
Oasis
A large region defined by its plants, animals, and climate
Biome
The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming
Desalination
Used to tell distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth
Map Scale
What are the steps of the water cycle
Condensation, Precipitation, Collection, Evaporation
The day when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky, marking the longest or shortest day
Solstice
A stream of moving water within a region
Current
The exact position of a place on Earth's surfae
Absolute Location
A map that highlights differences in height between mountains and lower regions is called what?
Physical Map
List the planets in order starting with the sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
Lithosphere