Water Cycle
Which step of the water cycle has tiny droplets of water vapor rise to the atmosphere?
evaporation
What are the three layers of the Earth?
crust, core, mantle
What are the long narrow band of volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean called?
Ring of Fire
What is water in the Earth’s crust called?
ground water
Name the 7 continents
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica
Which step of the water cycle has rain, hail, snow replenish the Earth’s water sources?
Precipitation
What is the imaginary line called that runs from pole to pole on which the Earth rotates?
axis
Name 2 forces that cause weathering
ice, wind, water
Name all 5 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
What is the force that is changing the Earth the most today?
humans
True or False It is inexpensive for salt water to be made into drinkable water.
False
What two gases make up most of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Name two of the Climate Zones
Tropical, Desert, Humid Temperate, Cold Temperate, Polar, High Mountain
Does the Earth have more fresh water or more salt water?
salt water
What is the source of all energy on Earth?
The sun
Which step of the water cycle has water vapor transform into a denser liquid or solid state?
condensation
What is it called on June 21st when it is the beginning of summer and the North Pole is tilted toward the sun?
Summer Solstice
In Global Warming, the average what of the Earth increase?
temperature
What is a long, narrow cut in the ground or on the ocean floor called?
trench
What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?
plate movement
True or False We have the same water particles on Earth today that we did 3,000 years ago.
True
What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length
Equinox
Name 2 large masses of ice and snow
glaciers, polar ice caps, ice sheets
About how deep is the Marianas Trench?
7 miles
Which layer of the Earth’s surface includes the land on the Earth’s surface?
lithosphere