World Geo

Front

What are the 3 basic parts of the earths interior?

Back

Mantle

Crust

Core

Front

What are the 4 basic spheres found on or above the earth?

Back

Atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere

Front

How does the hydrologic cycle circulate water

Back

Water from surface evaporates into atmosphere, condenses and returns to earth as precipitation.

Front

How does ocean water circulate?

Back

Currents

Wave

Tide

Front

How do the winds and the ocean distribute heat on the earth’s surface

Back

It heats up over water so when it blows over the land its wind

Front

What are 4 types of plate movement

Back

1) spreading, or moving apart;

2) subduction, or diving under another plate;

3) collision, or crashing into one another;

4) sliding past each other in a shearing motion.

Front

How are folds and faults created?

Back

When two plates meet each other, they can cause folding and cracking of the rock. – The transformation of the crust by folding or cracking occurs very slowly, often only a few centimeter or inches in a year.

Front

What are 5 factors affecting soil composition

Back

Parent material, relief, organisms, climate, and time

Front

Wheres Magma found?

Back

Mantle

Front

What is and example of a landform

Back

Isthmus, a narrow strip of land connecting two land masses.