The Earth sits at a _____ degree tilt on its axis.

_______ affects the amount of solar energy an area receives.

What causes seasons? (pg.42 &43)

______ % of Earth is water.

_____ % on Earth is Salt Water.

_____% on Earth is Fresh water.

_____ % of fresh water is stored in Glaciers.

______ % of water is usuable.

_____ covers about _____ % of our planet.

______ act like Rivers flowing through the ocean. What type of motion is this?

______ are swells or ridges produced by winds. What type of motion is this?

______ are regular rises and falls of the ocean created by a _____ pull of the moon or sun. What type of motion is this?

_____ of the ocean helps distribute ____ on the planet.

What are the three different types of motions?

______ is energy from the sun we need to survive.

_____ is one complete spin around the Earth on its axis.

What factor affects the amount of solar energy we recieve?

What regions are close to the equator?

What is water without salt called?

_____ is large areas of slow moving ice.

What water without Salt makes up 3% of our total water supply?

What water falls to the earth surface as rain, snow, sleet, and hail?

_____ water is found below the earths surface.

What is in the air as invisible gas

Movement of water from Earths surface to the atmosphere and Back is called?

________ are shapes on the planets surface, such as hills or mountains.

Large Land masses part of the Earth's Crust.

What theory suggest that Earths surface is divided into a dozen or slow moving plate, or pieces of Earths crust.

a liquid rock from the planets interior to Earths crust.

What is violent movement of the Earth's crust?

What process breaks down rock into smaller pieces?

Movement of sediment from one location to another.

Soil that is deposited in river banks is called?

Short term changes in the air for a given place and time.

A regions average weather conditions over a long period of time.

winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of earth.

Large streams of surface water that moves heat around the Earth.

When two air masses of different temperatures or moisture content meet.

______ are seasonal winds that bring either dry or moist air.

What are areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs called?

often border desserts (semidry grasslands, or prairies)

4 different seasons (Fall, winter, spring, summer) Different.

Permanently frozen layers of soil.

Where plants and animals must live, surroundings.

a group of plants that depend on each other and the environment in which they live for their survival.

This is much larger than an ecosystem. It's an area classified according to the species that live in that location.

A place where a plant or animal lives.

Change in an ecosystem that can cause species to die out.

Fertile soils rich in minerals.

Spread of dessert like conditions, a process by which fertile land becomes a dessert resulting in droughts. (dry areas)

Any material in nature that people value. (Ex: water)

A resource that can be used repeatedly and does Not run out because Earth replaces it naturally.

Resources that cannot be replace naturally. (Ex: oil)

The Clearing process of trees.

Planting trees to replace lost forest land.

nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.

The production of electricity from water power.

What are the 5 largest lakes.

Which is the Largest Lake.

Which lake is the smallest surface area out of the 5 largest lakes?

What kind of water is Caspian Sea?

What water is found in Lake Superior?

What kind of water is found in Lake Victoria?

What water is found in Lake Huron?

What kind of water does Lake Michigan have?

Which 3 out of the 5 largest lakes have fresh water?

______ is made up of water elements on Earth.

What is the structure of Earth made of.

______ is the center of earth made up of _____ and _____.

The outer core is _____.

The inner core is ______.

______ surrounds the core.

This has several layers, it contains most of the Earth's mass. It lies between the crust and outer core.

This is molten rock found underground that can rise through the crust thin layer of rock.

This is the top most layer of Earth. The outer most layer of Earth.

Choose the layers of Earth that are in the correct order from outer to inner layers.

What are the top four longest rivers in the world?

Landmasses above water on earth.

______ suggests the Earth's surface is divided into a dozen slow moving plates or pieces.

The Earth was once a _____________ that divided a slowly drifted apart over millions of years. Who came up with this theory?

Over time the continent split into many plates that drifted.

_______ are naturally formed features on earth.

__________ is a combination of the surface shape and composition of landforms and their distribution in a region.

Tectonic plates move in one of four ways by spreading or moving apart.

What are three ways tectonic plates move? _______, _________, ________.

Plates move apart spreading horizontally are called?

Boundary between Saudi Arabi and Egypt. (Red sea part of the Great Rift Valley. (mid atlantic ridge) ). This is an example of which one of the 4 boundaries?

When one plate dives Under another plate.

When plates collide, causing either one plate to dive under the other plate or the edges of both plates to crumble. Which one of the 4 boundaries is this called?

Example: South Asia-- Indiana is crashing into the Asian continent and building up the Himalayas. This is an example of which of the 4 boundaries?

Collisions--- mountains. This is Example of which one of the 4 boundaries?

Collision with subduction volcanoes. This is an example of which one of the boundaries?

Plates sliding past each other in a shearing motion. Plates slide past one another. Which one of the 4 boundaries is this?

Example: North America - San Andres Fault; Fracture in the Earth's crust is called a fault plates move on a fault line. This is an example of which one of the 4 boundaries?

What is violent movement of the earth where plates slip past each other called?

What measures the size of the waves created by an earthquake?

What is the location in the Earth where an earthquake begins called?

What is the point directly above the focus on the earth's surface called?

What is breaking down rocks into smaller rocks called?

Weathering, breaking down rocks into smaller rocks is a Slow Process.

What are the two types of Weathering?

This type of weathering doesn't change the composition of the rock, ONLY ITS SIZE.

Example: Break down of rock into smaller pieces

and

Ice wedging

What type of weathering is this?

What type of weathering occurs when a rock is changed into a new substance as a result of interaction between elements in the air or water.

What type of weathering occurs in a warm and moist climate?

What 5 factors shape weather?

What is it called when two air masses of different temps meet?

What are the 5 examples of extreme weather?

These are clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counter clockwise (northern hemisphere)

WInds of 74 miles an hour, which Category is this?

Winds of 86 mph is which category?

Winds of 111 mph, which category hurricane is this?

Winds of 130 mph is which category hurricane?

WInds of 157 mph is what Category Hurricane?

Tornados are F-0 and F-5.

tornado 65mph

Tornado 86 mph

Tornado 111 mph

Tornado 136 mph

Tornado 166 mph

Tornado 200 mph

What is it called when snow is blowing 35 mph?

Distributes the sun's heat from one part of the world another through convectional, is called?

Sunlight heats the atmosphere, air expands, creates a zone of low air pressure- cooler dense air from high rushes in and creates wind. This is called?

_______ affects the amount of precipitation received.

The father you move away from the equator the colder it gets, this is called?

Distance above sea level. The temperature drops about 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit every 1,000 ft. This is called?

________ is landforms that effect the climate. Ex: Mountains; and Rain on one side, dry on the other side.

How can a geographer define a climate region?

What are two of the most significant factors in definning different climates?

What is the most common method to describe climate patterns?

Tropical wet climate

Tropical wet and dry climates

Semiarid- climate or Steppe Climate

Desert CLimate:

Medeteranean (South of La) Climate:

Marine West Coast CLimate:

Humid Subtropical Climate (Louisiana)

Subartic Climate:

Tundra Climate:

Ice Cap Climate:

Highlands Climate:

This is close to the equator-and has rainy and dry seasons. Example: Land of Midnight Sun-Tromso Norway (pg.44)

What process is part of forming soil?

Loose mixture of weathered rock, organic matter, air and water supports plant growth.

What predicts the type of soil in an area?

Earth can be one Large biome.

A place where a plant or animal lives?

A group of plants and animals that Depend on Each Other and the Environment.

_______ is larger than an ecosystem.

material in nature that people use and value. Depending on where someone lives they are all different values.

Earth replaces them naturally- trees, water, soil, animals.

Hydroelectric power ,Solar Power, Wind, Nuclear (pg.86)

Cannot be replaced- coal, oil, natural gas, fossil fuels, and mineral resources (pg.86)

______ is a nonrenewable resource formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.