When looking at the spheres of earth, this is the part of earth where life is found.

When looking at the spheres of earth, this includes oceans, lakes, rivers,. and other bodies of water on the earth.

When looking at the spheres of earth, the part of the earth's crust that is made up by land and rock.

What are the 3 layers of earth?

The centermost part of the earth.

The thick middle layer of the earth's interior that consists of dense hot rock.

The thin layer of earth that surrounds the mantle and consists of plate-like sections.

The layer of earth that includes the continents and ocean basins.

Shaking or sudden movements in the plates that make up the earth's crust.

What is most likely to occur where different tectonic plates meet?

When two tectonic plates come/push together. This can form mountains and volcanoes.

When two tectonic plates move/slide past each other causing earthquakes.

When two tectonic plates move apart and new crust is formed.

The changing of liquid water into vapor caused by the sun.

Northernmost point on earth that receives direct rays of the sun.

Southernmost point on earth that receives direct rays of the sun.

How is climate and weather different?

The imaginary line that run through the center of the earth and holds the earth at a tilt.

Why do we have seasons?

One trip around the sun made by the earth every year.

When days and nights are equal because the sun directly faces the equator.

When earth's rays hit closest to one of the poles.

A freshwater source which lies beneath the earth's surface.

A narrow piece of land that connects two large landmasses.

Parts of land that rise above the rest of the land with steep slopes and a peak.

A large flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.

Flat, gently rolling land.

Parts of land that rise above the rest of the land that are more rounded.

A long hollow in the earth's surface.

A body of water flowing through the land.

A stream of water of considerable volume.

A body of water completely surrounded by land. Most are freshwater.

A piece of land that extends outward from a continent and is surrounded by water on three sides.

A group of closely scattered islands.

A narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water.

Any body of land smaller than a continent that is completely surrounded by water.

Latitudes farther away from the equator receive ______weather.

The earth's atmosphere gets thinner as altitude increases. This is due to ______

Higher elevations have ______ temperatures. (think of snow-capped mountains)

Windless areas located around the equator.

What factor of climate is most likely to affect coastal lands?

Side of a mountain facing the ocean.

Side of a mountain facing land (hot, dry air)