Social Studies 24564 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is elevation? | height above sea level |
What is a landform? | particular features of the land |
Describe the summer solstice. | the day with the most hours of sunlight |
What are plate tectonics? | theory that the earth's crust consists of huge slabs of rock that move |
What is a geographic information system? | special software that helps geographers gather and use information |
What is a global positioning system? | a group of satellites around the world |
What is erosion? | wearing away the earth's surface. |
What is an equinox? | when day and night are of equal length. |
What is a fault? | a crack in the earth's crust. |
What is weathering? | a process that breaks surface rock into gravel, sand, or soil. |
What is absolute location? | A precise point where lines of latitude and longitude crisscross. |
What is the equator? | A line that divides the earth into a northern and southern hemisphere. |
What is the prime meridian? | A line that divides the earth into an eastern and western hemisphere. |
What is a hemisphere? | Half of the earth. |
What is a canyon? | A deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
What is a channel? | A wide strait between two landmasses. |
What is elevation? | height of land above sea level. |
What is an isthmus? | A narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas. |
How many days are in a year? | 365 1/4 |
What is magma? | Melted rock. |
Where is Mt. Everest? | The Himalayas |
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