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geo
unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Energy from the sun | solar energy |
| is one complete spin of earth on its axis | rotation |
| the 365 1/4 day trip earth taxes around the sun each year | revolution |
| regions close to the equator | tropics |
| water that is found in earth's streams, rivers, and lakes | surface water |
| water that falls to earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail | precipitation |
| water found below the earth's surface | groundwater |
| water occurring in the air from earth's surface to the atmosphere and back | water vapor |
| a shape on the planet's surface, such as a mountain, valley, plain, island or peninsula | landforms |
| a large landmass that is part of earth's crust; geographers identify seven continents | continents |
| the movement of water | water cycle |
| How are season different in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? | The seasons in the Northern Hemisphere is opposite of the Southern Hemisphere. So, when it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is summer in the southern hemisphere |
| Describe Summer | Summer is hot, a little rainy, days are longer and the earth's axis is tilted towards the sun |
| Describe winter | winter is colder, shorter days, earth's axis is tilted away from the sun |
| Describe fall | Fall - leaves fall, trees die, flowers die, and leaves die. Temps are usually pleasant. The earth's axis is neither pointed towards or away from the sun |
| Describe spring | Spring is warm and flowers bloom. The earth is neither pointed towards or away from the sun |
| a large body of water | ocean |
| An ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals | coral Reef |
| a narrow piece of land connecting two larger land areas | Isthmus |
| an area of land surrounded entirely by water | island |
| a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water | strait |
| an area of land covered by shallow water | wetland |
| a natural flow of water that runs through the land | river |
| a circular depression formed when the roof of a cave collapses | sinkhole |
| an inland body of water | lake |
| An area of densely wooded land | Forest |
| An opening in Earth's crust where lava, ash, and gasses erupt | Valley |
| An area of rugged land that generally rises higher than 2,000 feet | mountain |
| a deep, narrow valley with steep walls | canyon |
| a rounded, elevated area of land smaller than a mountain | hill |
| a nearly flat area | plain |
| an extremely dry area with little water and few plants | desert |
| an area in the desert with a water source | oasis |
| a large, flat elevated area of land | plateau |
| List 5 ways in which we use water: | We use water to cook, clean, we drink it, we grow crops with it, and recreation to generate electricity |
| What are 3 problems caused by water? | Three problems are over usage, floods, and polluted water |
| Explain the four steps of the water cycle: | The water cycle evaporates and goes into the atmosphere, then forms clouds, water droplets come from the clouds and fall to the earth as precipitation, lastly it flows over into land, rivers, and ocean |
| What would happen if we did not have an atmosphere? | We would all die and freeze |
| The Atmosphere protects us from? | comets and meteors |
| The Atmosphere keeps the Earth ___________ | warm |
| The thermosphere protects us from____________radiation | gamma |
| We live in the ____________ of the _____________? | troposphere layer; atmosphere |
| What are the 4 Spheres of Earth? | Atmosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere, & Biosphere |
| Be able to describe each Speare of the Earth: | Describe the Spheres |
| Air = | Atmosphere |
| Land = | Lithosphere |
| Water = | Hydrosphere |
| Life = | Biosphere |
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