Vocab
A complete trip around the sun
What is revolution
Crust, Mantle, Outer core, Inner core
What is the layers of Earth
What causes plates to move
What is a continental shelf
78% and 2% of our atmosphere
What is nitrogen and oxygen
16 enormous pieces
what is tectonic plates
The center of our solar system
What is the sun
What is ground moves slowly
Keeping Earth's water supply in balance with evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
What is the water cycle
June 21
What is summer solstice
Plate movement on the fault line
what is earthquakes
Not all places receive the same amount of sunlight
Have the same causes and work together to change landforms
What is weathering and erosion compared
97% of planets water
What is salt water
March 21
What is spring solstice
Earth's surface is worn away by forces such as wind, rain, chemicals and the movement of ice and flowing water.
what is weathering
Tropical-A, Desert-B, Humid Temperate-C, Cold Temperate-D, Polar-E, and High Mountain-F
What is climate zones
Change the natural course of land and waterways
What is landslides and erosion
Process that separates most of the dissolved chemical elements to produce drinkable water
Classified as the world's largest island
What is Greenland
Rises above the surrounding land
what is plateau
Change the strength, speed, and direction of wind and ocean currents affecting climate
Extending more than 20,000 square miles, known as the largest ice masses
What is ice sheet
Damaging the environment, pollutes water, and kills plant and animal life
What is acid rain
24,000 miles ling located in the Pacific ocean
What is Ring of Fire