Landforms
What is a landform that is relatively level high ground but flat on top?
plateau
What is a body of water that has continuous movement?
River
What is a complete trip around the sun?
revolution
What is the process of breaking down?
Weathering
What is the spinning of the Earth around its axis?
rotation
What is an area of land that is flat?
plains
Lake
What is the thin layer of gases that envelop Earth?
atmosphere
What is the process of removing soil and rock from one location to another?
erosion
How many days make up one year?
365 1/4 days
What is an area of land that has high elevation?
What is a large body of water that is usually made of salt water?
ocean
What is a region of reduced rainfall on one side of a high mountain?
rain shadow
What is the process of rock and soil dropping and staying?
deposition
In the northern hemisphere, what is the day called on June 21?
Summer Solstice
What is landform that has a deep, narrow valley with steep sides?
canyon
What is a body of water that is surrounded by both water and land?
bay or gulf
What is a process that separates most of the dissolved chemical elements?
Desalinization
What would cause cracks in the road during/after winter?
freezing and thawing of water
or
ice
When is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere?
December 21
What is a landform that has an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt ?
volcano
What are wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water?
delta
What is a landform that is narrow and connects two larger landforms?
isthmus
What could cause the sidewalk to crack in the summer?
tree roots
Why do we have seasons?
the tilt of the Earth
Extra points (23.5 degree tilt)