Physical Earth
What is the definition of the Earth's Revolution?
The Earth's orbit around the sun. It takes one year (365 days) to make a revolution.
What is the Ring of Fire?
A circle of volcanoes and earthquakes along the edge of the Pacific Ocean.
The Hydrologic Cycle is also know as the...
The Water Cycle!
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time. It includes the temperature, precipitation, and humidity for a particular day or week. Climate is the average condition of the atmosphere over a long time.
What is the definition of habitat?
A habitat is a plant or an animal's natural environment.
Example: African elephant's habitat's are grasslands and forests.
What is the definition for Earth's Rotation?
The rotation of planet Earth on its own axis.
What is the definition of an Earthquake?
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
What is the definition of Fresh Water?
Water that is not salty. It is found in streams, rivers, and lakes but not oceans.
What is the definition of extreme weather and what is an example?
Extreme weather is weather that is really powerful and different than the average usual weather pattern. An example would be a hurricane, a cyclone, or a tornado.
What is the definition of ecosystem?
A community of plants and animals and their habitat. Earth has different ecosystems that interact with each other. The destruction of one ecosystem affects all the others.
What are the 5 layers of the Earth?
Crust, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
What is the definition of a Tsunami?
When an earthquake or submarine landslide causes disruption in the ocean and causes a big wave.
What is Salt Water?
Water that contains salt and minerals. This water is found in oceans and seas.
Which climate has little to no rain or snow, has both hot and cold temperatures, and has plant life which includes shrubs and cacti.
What are two CATEGORIES of resources classified by scientists?
Nonrenewable Resources: are resources that are limited and cannot be replaced. Example: Oil, it comes from the earth and the wells run dry after a while.
Renewable Resources: never runs out or a new supply develops over time. Example: Wind, water, and solar power.
What is the definition of a tectonic plate?
A section of the Earth's crust that floats on the Earth's mantle.
What is the definition of a volcano?
A mountain that erupts in an explosion of molten rock, gases, and ash. Lava, which is molten rock, flows down the side of the mountain.
What is the Hydrologic Cycle?
The Hydrologic Cycle is the continual movement of water from Earth's surface into the air and back again.
What are the 5 climate regions?
What are the two KINDS of natural resources? Give examples.
1) Biological Resources: living things such as livestock, plants, and trees.
2) Mineral Resources: Nonliving things buried within the earth.
What is the difference between a solstice & an equinox?
The Solstice marks the beginning of Summer and Winter. The Solstice is when the Earth is farthest from the equatorial plane. Equinox marks the beginning of Spring and Fall. Equinox is when the Sun is nearest to the equatorial plane.
According to Avery, Kaja and Zari's presentation, how many volcanoes are in the ring of fire?
450 volcanoes
What is the order of the Hydrologic Cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff
Which climate region is found near the equator, have high temperatures and rainfall for all or most of the year. Plant life includes tropical plants and rain forests or grasslands with trees.
Humid Equatorial Climates.
What are the two categories of
A rock has many colors and shapes, is made up on minerals. Most minerals have a repeating crystal shape and mostly one color.