Earth & Sun
What is the name for energy provided by the sun?
Solar Energy
What kind of water is most common on our planet?
Salt Water
What is known as "long-term trends in an area's temperature/precipitation levels"
Climate
What is is called when an entire animal species has died out?
Extinction
Is coal considered a renewable or non-renewable resource?
Non-renewable
The name for one full trip around the sun
Revolution
What are the large pieces of slow-moving crust underneath the surface of the earth?
Tectonic Plates
What are seasonal winds that bring moist or dry air?
Monsoons
They can be any size
Name 2 examples of a renewable resource
Trees, soil, water, animals
What causes the earth's seasons?
The tilt of the axis
Where is the much of Earth's freshwater supply found?
Glaciers
Which of the 5 major climate zones experiences hot, sunny days AND cold, stormy winters?
Temperate
What is known as "a group of plants and animals that depend on each other for survival?"
Ecosystem
What is known as "the production of electricity from water power?"
hydroelectricity
Which areas on the globe distinctly experience all 4 seasons?
Midway between the equator and the poles
What occurs as tectonic plates collide/slide against each other?
Earthquake
What are 3 things that affect climate?
Sun, Location, Wind, Water, Mountains
What is larger than an ecosystem, and can be made up of several ecosystems?
Biome
Name 3 types of fossil fuels.
Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas
The name of the phenomenon that occurs when the poles experiences months of 24-hour sunlight.
Midnight Sun
Provide one specific way that water can be used to our benefit (aside from drinking/cooking)
(only good responses are accepted)
Which of the 5 Main Climate zones are Luca, Elsa, and Merida all from?
Temperate
Name 3 factors that limit where plants and animals live
Temperature, Rainfall, Soil conditions
Give a way that a country might develop its economy if it only has one valuable resource.
Trade/Sell it