geological history
the period of the first land plants
what is paleozoic?
the theory that all continents are moving
what is continental drift?
mountainous regions in the form of valley glaciers
what is Alpine glaciation?
General name for unsorted, unlayered glacial sediment
what is till?
the width of a time zone on a globe
what is 15 degrees?
the time period dinosuars appear
What is mesozoic?
the scientific study of earth
what is geography?
Large land masses in Earth’s polar regions in the form of ice sheets
what is Continental glaciation?
Deposits of till left behind at the sides and end of a glacier
what are lateral, medial and end moraines?
the 5 canadian time zones
what is newfoundland, atlantic, central, mountain and pacific?
the raising or the rocky mountains and the start of human-like creatures
what is the cenozoic era?
the theory that earths crust is made of 20 plates
what is plate tectonics?
the term for glacial erosion
what is Plucking?
The Thwaites Glacier Is the size of this state
what is florida?
farmers needing more time to work in the fields
what is daylight savings time?
a creature lived 165 million years ago
what are dinosuars?
a province is good for farming
what is Saskatchewan?
Sharp ridges separating glacial valleys
what are Arêtes?
this ice mass colapsing will cause the sea level to rise by 3 meters
What is west antartica ice?
how many time zones
38 general time zones
this person arrived in america in 1492
Who is columbus?
the first land mass on earth
Sharp peaks remaining after cirques have cut back into a mountain on 3+ sides
what are Horns?
A Steep-sided, half-bowl-shaped recesses carved into mountains at the heads of glacial valleys
what is Cirques?
why do we have different time zones
other cities, provinces and states see the sun at different times