1st Nine Weeks Test

What is an explanatory list of symbols on a map called?

• cardinal directions
• compass rose
• legend/key
• map scale

Shows the cardinal directions on a map

• equator
• map scale
• legend/key
• compass rose

tells you the topic of a map, what the map is about

• Map Title 
• Map Key 
• Map Grid
• Compass Rose 

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?

• wind
• ice
• glaciers
• moving water

As you were climbing a mountain, you noticed that rocks were crumbling below your feet and moving down the mountain. What 2 processes did you observe?

• Weathering and erosion
• Erosion and deposition
• Abrasion and chemical weathering
• Abrasion and ice wedging

What is weather?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.
• The minute by minute conditions outside.

What is climate?

• The average weather conditions over a long period of time.
• The minute by minute conditions outside.

What affects climate?

• The distance from the equator.
• The distance from the planets.
• The distance from the moon.