Water Cycle
What is the process of water from the earths collections are heated, formed into a gas, and rises to the atmosphere?
Evaporations
How many days does it take Earth to complete a revolution?
365 days
What are shapes on earth called?
Landforms
What are large areas of large moving ice?
Glaciers
What are sudden violent movements of Earths crust caused by tectonic plates called?
Earthquakes
What is the process of water in the form of gas becoming too heavy and falling back to earth as either rain, sleet, hail, or snow?
Precipitation
What kind of Earth movement cause day and night?
Rotation
What causes shapes on Earth to form?
Erosion
What are large landmasses on Earth called?
Continents
What is formed after the collisions of two tectonic plates?
Mountains
What do we call extra precipitation that flows down into streams and rivers?
Run-off
What season is Earth closest to the sun?
Summer
Regions close to the equator are called?
Tropics
How do measure the distance north and south of the equator?
Latitude
What is magma that breaches Earths surface called?
Lava
What do we call water that turns to gas and rises to the atmosphere?
Water Vapor
How many days of the year are in a leap year?
366
What three things causes erosion?
Water, wind, and ice.
What percentage of Earths water is salt water?
97%
What is energy from the sun called?
Solar energy
What is water that is found below Earths surface?
Groundwater
What degree is Earth tilted on its axis?
23.5
What does erosion move to create earths shapes?
Sediments
Who invented the theory of continental drift?
Alfred Wegener
What date do we add on leap year?
February 29th