Earth's Tilt
In what way does the Earth travel around the sun(orbit)?
In an ellipse(oval) NOT in a circle.
How many continents made up Pangea?
All of them! Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica, and Africa.
What do all beings need to survive?
Oxygen or water or sunlight
How many active volcanoes are approximately on the Ring of Fire?
750 - 900 volcanoes
In the summer, is the north pole closer or farther?
It is closer because of Earth's tilt.
What were the characteristics/contents of the Earth at the beginning?
Hot, molten, rocky, no life, fiery
What is the climate?
Weather conditions that remain the same for a long period of time.
What are Fault Lines?
Fractures in the Earth's Crust where blocks of rock have moved!
What factors make up seasonal and climate changes?
Earth's axis tilt and it's elliptical(oval) orbit.
What happens at a transform plate boundary?
Oxygen is essential for life, so what makes it?
Plants or living beings or organisms
What is the Ring of Fire?
A path along the Pacific Ocean with active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
How many degrees is the Earth's axis tilt.
23.5 degrees
What do convergent plate boundaries do(think tectonic plates; tiles)?
They create mountain ranges(if they push against each other) or ocean trenches(if one goes under the other)
What is required for photosynthesis?
Water, Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight
Name one of the smaller fault lines in California
Hayward, Garlock, Elsinore, etc.
When we, in the northern hemisphere, have summer, what season does the southern hemisphere and why?
The southern hemisphere has winter because earth's tilt makes it so the northern hemisphere has more sunlight and heat so summer.
What do divergent plate boundaries do(think tectonic plates, tiles)?
When 2 tectonic plates(tiles) move away from each other and magma(lava) fills up the gap.
What is the water cycle?
When water collects, then evaporates, then condenses, then precipitates, which then starts all over again.
What is the Big One and why hasn't it happened yet?
The Big One is a massive earthquake slated to happen along somewhere in the San Andreas Fault (likely Southern LA).
It's likely the smaller faults have a big influence on location, timeframe, and when the Big One happens as smaller earthquakes along these lines may spread pressure out.