2-1: Our Planet Earth
an imaginary line running through the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole
What is the axis?
a natural feature of the earth
What is a landform?
this climate zone is found at the high latitudes
What is the arctic climate zone?
the motion of a planet around its axis
What is a rotation?
large individual blocks of crust which make up the Earth's surface
What are tectonic plates?
What is the tropical zone?
the or path one body makes as it circles around another
the motion of continents and land masses over time
continental drift
this climate zone is also sometimes called the Goldilocks zone
What is the temperate zone?
These standardized lines divided up the Earth into even segments to regulate time and daylight
What are time zones?
the place where tectonic plates collide, causing earthquakes
What are fault lines?
Give an example of a climate type you would find in the TEMPERATE ZONE, and one way humans interacted with that environment (adapt or modify).
answers vary!
Draw a diagram of the layers of the earth.
Give a 1 sentence description of each.
crust
the removal of small pieces of rock from landforms, creating or altering landforms over time
What is erosion?
Give an example of a climate type you would find in the TROPICAL ZONE, and one way humans interacted with that environment (adapt or modify).
Answers vary!
Describe the earth's ORBIT. What does it orbit around? How long does one revolution take?
The Earth orbits around the sun. One revolution, or trip around the orbit, takes 364.25 days or one year.
a process that breaks rocks down into small pieces
What is weathering?
Give an example of a climate type you would find in the ARTIC ZONE, and one way humans interacted with that environment (adapt or modify).
Answers vary!
Describe the earth's ROTATION. What does it rotate around, and how long does it take? What does Earth's rotation create?
The Earth rotates around its own axis, an imaginary line running from the North to South Pole. This rotation takes 24 hours, creating days, including day and night.
_______________ tells us what to wear today, _______________ tells us what clothes to own
What is weather and climate?