| Question |
Answer |
| system | an organized group of parts that work together to form a whole |
| system | Earth, terrarium |
| atmosphere | the mixture of gases and particles that surrounds and protects the surface of the Earth. |
| hydrosphere | made up of all the water on Earth in oceans, lakes, glaciers, rivers, and streams and underground |
| biosphere | includes all llife on Earth, in the air, on the land, and in the waters |
| geosphere | includes all featrues on Earth's surface-the continents, islands, and sea floor- and everything below the surface |
| relief map | shows how high or low each feature is on Earth |
| map scale | relates to distances on a map to actual distances on Earth's surface |
| map legend | key |
| map legend | a chart that explains the meaning of each symbol used on a map |
| latitude | a distance in degrees north or south of the equator |
| equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| prime meridian | an imaginary line that stretches from the North Pole through Greenwich, England, to the South Pole |
| prime meridian | what longitude is based on |
| longitude | distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian |
| longitude | beginning at the prime meridian, _____ lines are labeled east to west. |
| projection | a way of representing Earth's curved surface on a flat map |
| cylindrical projection | projection that shows earth as if the map were a large cylinder wrapped aroudn the planet |
| GPS | network of satellites that are used to find the latitude, longitude, and elevation above sea level |
| conic projection | projection based on the shape of a cone |
| planar projection | projection developed to help people find the shortest distance between two points |
| topography | the shape or features of the land |
| topographic maps | the types of drawings Pitti used to do for a living |
| contour lines | wiggly lines on the map |
| contour lines | lines on a map that show elevation, slope, and relief |
| elevation | how high above sea level a place is |
| slope | how steep a landform is |
| relief | difference between an areas high and low points |
| contour interval | difference in elevation from one contour line to the next |
| index contour lines | mark elevations |
| energy | the ability to do work or to cause a change |
| matter | anything that has mass or volume |
| planet | a spherical body, larger than a comet or asteroid, that orbits the Sun, or a similar body that orbits a different star |
| satellite | an object that orbits a more massive object |
| remote sensing | the use of scientific equipment to gather information about something from a distance |
| remote sensing | use of binoculars is an example |
| sensor | a mechanical or electrical device that receives and responds to a signal, such as light |
| sensor | collects infrmation abou the different types of energy coming from the Earth's surface |
| false color image | one way scientists study changes of the Earth's surface |
| false color image | one way foresters can locate and track fires |
| geographic information systems | computer systems that store and arrange geographic data and display data in many different types of maps |
| geographic information systems | one way city planners, scientists, and engineers use this instrument to make decisions about terrain, population, roadways, best sites, etc. |
| hydro | water |
| wind, rain | ways the atmospher shapes the earth's surface |
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