Weather and Climate
The current state of the atmosphere / what's happening right now. "It is cold and snowing today!"
Weather
71% of Earth's water, but less than 1% of Earth's freshwater, is found right on top in this form
Surface water
The breakdown of rocks or minerals into smaller pieces by forces like water and wind
Weathering
Energy from the sun, in the form of light and heat (radiation), is called what?
Solar energy
Something found in nature that humans can utilize for a specific purpose - food, energy, or building for example
Natural resource
The long term average or norm of conditions of a particular location. "Nuiqsut gets approximately 78 inches of snow from September through May!"
Climate
Why can't we drink water right out of the ocean? What kind of water is it?
Salt water
The movement of broken down rocks and sediments from one place to another
Erosion
The Earth spinning in 24 hour cycles, which gives us our days and nights, is called what?
Rotation
A resource that will replenish or repopulate itself given enough time
Renewable Resource
Long range movement of water that in certain patterns that affects climate all around the world
Ocean Currents
These big and cold guys hold most (around 70%) of the world's freshwater!
Glaciers
The earth is split up into different pieces - these pieces moving around causes the formation of volcanoes, earthquakes, and even the continents themselves. This is called _____
Plate tectonics
revolution
A resource that cannot replenish itself naturally, or takes a very, very long time to replenish itself
Non-renewable Resource
Strong patterns of air in certain regions that affect climate all around the world
Prevailing Winds
Groundwater
When broken down rock and sediment settles into a new place
Deposition
The Earth sits a little crooked on its axis... we call this the Earth's _______
tilt
The interaction of all the plants and animals in a certain place
Ecosystem
The world can generally be categorized into these 3 climate zones
Tropical, Temperate, and Polar
Name at least 3 parts of the Water Cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Sublimation, Transpiration...
Where two of Earth's plates meet and rub against each other to create earthquakes
Fault
Which factors, when combined, contribute to the Earth's seasons around the globe? Name at least 2!
Tilt, Revolution, and Latitude
Name 3 Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources!
Example answers:
Renewable - Solar, wind, geothermal energy
Non-renewable - Natural gas, oil, coal