Lesson 1
What are the two things that Solar Energy correlate to?
Heat and light
What is Surface Water?
Water found in lakes rivers and, streams.
Name and describe three common landforms.
Answers vary.
What is weather?
The short-term change in the air.
describe the climate of an Ice-capped climate.
low precipitation with extreme cold.
What is the environment?
Animals that are suited to a specific area
What is Hydroelectric power?
Power from water.
Name and describe the four seasons
Summer
Winter
Fall
Spring
What is Precipitation?
Any water that falls from the sky to the Earth's surface.
What caused Iceland to form?
The separation of plates and the build-up of lava.
What is climate.
The average weather of an area.
What are monsoons?
Seasonal winds that, bring dry or moist air that cause a rainy season and dry season.
What is a biome?
Combination of multiple ecosystems.
What's the difference between non-renewable resources and renewable resources?
Renewable resources can be replenished.
Nonrenewable can't.
Where can you experience the Midnight sun?
Extreme northern latitudes or extreme southern latitudes.
What is the definition of a Glacier
Large areas of slow moving ice.
What happens when two plates push against one other, the move?
Earthquakes
How can large bodies of water affect the climate of an area?
Large bodies of water keep the climate warmer due to them taking longer to cool.
How can Permafrost affect the land?
Sense it absorbs water poorly it creates ponds and marshes.
What is Habitat?
The place where specific animals and plants live.
What are the positives and negatives of Hydroelectric power?
Positive-clean energy
Negative- not a lot of power/disrupt ecosystems.
How long does it take for the Earth to take one revolution around the sun?
365.25 days
What percentage of water is Salt Water?
97%
Explain the theory of plate tectonics.
The Earth's surface is made up of about 12 plates that float on the mantle causing many of the Earth's landforms.
What are prevailing winds?
Winds that blow the same direction over large areas over the earth.
What are the three major climate zones that relate the most to latitude?
Polar, Tropical, Temperate.
Define Extinct.
The complete eradication of a species.
Name 4 minerals.
Metals, rock, gems, salt.
How far does the Earth tilt?
23.5 degrees
Describe the water cycle.
Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Evaporation.
How does Weathering, Erosion, and Alluvial deposition affect the Earth?
Weathering is the process where rock is broken down.
Erosion is the movement of sediment.
Alluvial deposition is when a river floods and deposits sediment along its banks.
Describe the rain shadow effect.
When air gets forced up a mountain causing it to rain, leaving the other side dry.
Name the four Temperate climates.
Mediterranean, humid subtropical, marine west coast, humid continental.
Why is Humus important to the environment?
It increases the soil quality by putting dead matter in the ground.
What do all of these things have in common? A child's playhouse, soles of your shoes, plastic?
They're all made from oil.