Our Planet, Earth

Our Planet, Earth

1. equinox

2. solstice

3. weathering

4. erosion

5. deposition

6. plate tectonics

Vocabulary

8. fault

9. magma

10. portion

11. sustain

12. summer

13. winter

14. spring

15. fall

Questions

​1. How does Earth's movement explain the days and seasons?

2. What is Earth's internal structure?

3. What forces shape Earth's surface?

Multiple Choice

_________ is a point at which, everywhere on Earth, days and nights are nearly equal in length.

• portion

• solstice

• equinox

• deposition

Multiple Choice

is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface. Once a rock has been broken down, a process called erosion transports the bits of rock and minerals away. Water, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering and erosion.

• sustain

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

Multiple Choice

is the process of deposition, or dropping, eroded material, Plains, or large areas of flat or gently rolling land, are often formed by the deposition of material carried downstream, by rivers.

• deposition

• erosion

• magma

• faults

Multiple Choice

When plates slide against each other, earth-quakes occur. They often occur at seams in Eath's crush called______________

• magma

• faults

• plate tectonics

• portion

Multiple Choice

Soil is required to __________ plants and animals life and for agriculture.

• weathering

• deposition

• sustain

• portion

Multiple Choice

__________is a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.

• sustain

• equinox

• solstice

• magma