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geography test
Question | Answer |
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the process of evaporation,condensation,and precipitation | water cycle |
the effect of an external force such as wind glaciers,and moving water on earths surface | erosion |
The surface layer of earth that includes the crust,continents,and ocean basins | Lithosphere |
The process in which continents move and magma flows to create many of the Earth’s physical features | Plate tectonics |
The location of all of Earth’s water | Hydrosphere |
An underground layer of rock often saturated with freshwater | Aquaphor |
A process in which an oceanic plate dives under a continental plate | Subduction |
A source of freshwater from rain or snow that filtered through soil or rock | Ground water |
The theory that Earth’s continents were once joined and then drifted apart | Continental drift |
The process of making ocean water drinkable | Desalination |
Scientist theorize that Earth’s largest physical features are/were created by | Collisions between land masses |
The Solar System consists of | A Group of planets revolving around the same sun |
The Grand Canyon was slowly created by what kind of external force? | Water erosion |
The Sun activates the water cycle by | Evaporation |
Which is the result of faulting | Earthquake |
Why would a geographer think understanding our solar system is important? | To understand how earth fits into the solar system,much how different areas of earth work together |
The main reason for the creation of desalination plants is | To provide fresh water for humans |
What three areas of the Earth work together so life in the biosphere thrives? | Hydrosphere,lithosphere,atmosphere |
Where is the world’s freshwater supply located? | Lakes,underground,streams,icecaps |
Earth’s lithosphere consists of | Crust, continents,ocean bases |
Place the nine planets in order | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,Pluto |
LIST AND DESCRIBE THE STEPS TO THE WATER CYCLE | Evaporation,condensation,precipitation,collection |
HYDROSPHERE | water |
LITHOSPHERE | Crust,continents and ocean bases |
ATMOSPHERE | A layer of gasses that extent about six thousand miles above the earth surface |
BIOSPHERE | All living things |
7 continents | 5 oceans |