Landforms
Climate
Wet Stuff
Rock Hard
Mother Earth
100

a Low-land area between two higher sides

Valley

100

the primary measure for comparing climates?

Temperature

100

What type of water makes up most of the earth's surface, and 97% of all water on earth? 

saltwater

100

how many tectonic plates make up the earth's crust ? 

16

100

the largest of all landmasses, we have 7 of them on Earth

Continents

200

a smaller landmass that is completely surrounded by water

Island

200

What is it called when day and night are of equal length in both hemispheres?

Equinox

200

contained inside the earth's crust, this is an important source of drinking water

Groundwater

200

Name all the layers of Earth (4)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

200

which 2 continents are completely surrounded by water?

Australia & Antarctica 

300

a flat or gently rolling landform found inland or along coastlines

Plain

300

Who was the scientist that invented a system to categorize Climate Zones? 


Vladimir Koppen

300

this is the area where a river deposits all the silt, sand, gravel as it empties into a lake or ocean. 

Delta

300

where is most of the fresh water on earth contained? 

Frozen, in glaciers and ice sheets.

300

which part of the water cycle follows Precipitation? 

Collection

400

a group or string of mountains

Range

400

What causes the earth to constantly orbit around the sun? 


the sun's GRAVITY (gravitational pull)

400

an underwater plain that borders a continent

continental shelf

400

what is a method used by scientists to determine the age of an artifact? 

carbon dating

400

the lowest point on Earth is an example of this type of landform, a long narrow steep-sided cut into the earth's surface

Trench

500

a flat landform that rises above the surrounding land

Plateau

500

Which 2 seasons have a SOLSTICE? 


summer and winter

500

a larger area of ocean waters surrounded by continents and islands

Gulf

500

approximately how this is the earth's MANTLE layer?  

1800 (+/- 100) miles thick.  It is the thickest layer 

500

which part of the water cycle follows Evaporation? 

condensation

600

a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas

Isthmus

600

What event occurs on or around September 21 in the northern hemisphere? 

Fall equinox

600

Name the 5 oceans in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST

Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific

600

What degree (or angle) is the TILT of the earth's axis? 

23.5 degrees

600

what is the name or term for where a river ENDS (where it empties into a lake/ocean or larger body of water). 

Mouth.