Social Studies, Chapter 1

Social Studies, Chapter 1

Plate Tectonics

the idea that Earth's surface is made up of "plates" that move

Continental Drift

the movement of the continents across Earth's surface

Pangaea Map

Study your maps to see why scientists believe the continents used to be positioned that way.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between lava and magma?

• Lava is hot and magma is cool.

• Lava is on the surface of the earth and magma is inside the earth.

• Lava is orange and magma is red.

Shaping Earth's Surface

• weathering- wears away

• erosion- exit/evacuate

• deposition- drop off

Multiple Choice

What is Earth's longest river?

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Amazon

• Nile

Multiple Choice

Which river on Earth holds the most water?

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Amazon

• Nile

River Systems

• tributaries

• drainage basin

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this lake?

• Crater Lake

• Great Salt Lake

• Lake Michigan

• Medicine Lake

Reservoirs

• drinking water

• hydroelectricity

• flood control

• recreation

Climate or Weather?

Latitude and Climate

• equator

• poles

Oceans and Climate

• sea breeze

• land breeze

Multiple Choice

What is altitude?

• The name of a climate zone.

• The height above sea level.

• An area with little rain.

Altitude and Climate

• 1,000 ft = -3 degrees

• rain shadow

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• fossil fuels

• sunlight

• trees

• soil

Conservation

• What is it?

• Why is it important?