Question | Answer |
Why is the sun an important to planets in the solar system? | It provides light and heat for each planet. |
The earths tilt is responsible for _____, _______. | length of days and temperatures. |
What is most of the Earth covered by? | water |
The earth's climate is affected by latitude, landforms and a combination of __________ and _________. | wind and water |
What type of a vegetation is found in humid continental climate? | forests and tall grasses |
Where are moderate climates generally found? | found in middle latitudes |
Without wind and water working together the earth would ____________. | heat up to a point where it can burn people |
How have plants in continental and dry climates adapted to their environment? ESSAY question | they adapt well to the environment. 1-2 paragraphs. |
What happens to the earth's surface when huge pieces of earth's crust move? | changes the earth surface |
one complete orbit of the Earth's around the sun | revolution |
the spinning motion of the earth | rotation |
a landform with a rounded top that is lower and less steep than a mountain | hill |
the earth's path around the sun | orbit |
the plants in an area | vegetation |
the region between the arctic circle and the north pole, and the antarctic circle and the south pole | high latitudes |
in geography, a huge section of the earth's crust | plate |
water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere | precipitation |
a landform that rises usually more than 2,000 feet above sea level | mountain |