40 questions
What is an island?
narrow strip of land between water, connecting two larger pieces of land
land surrounded by water on three sides
land surrounded by water on all sides
lower land between hills or mountains
A large flat land area with very few trees.
Plains
Peninsula
Mesa
Plateau
What is weather?
the temperature and precipitation in an area during one exact moment
the average weather in an area over a long period of time
What percent of Earth's surface is water?
About 60%
About 30 %
About 3 %
About 70 %
The average weather in a region over a long period of time.
weather
tsunami
erosion
climate
A large, unbroken mass of land
Peninsula
Continent
Isthmus
Glacier
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
70%
97%
3%
30%
The innermost layer of the Earth composed of solid Iron which creates the magnetic field.
The lithosphere
The Crust
The Mantle
The Core
The layer of the Earth composed of melted liquid rock called magma which causes the continents to move.
The Core
The Lithosphere
The Mantle
The Crust
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?
sediment
erosion
weathering
deposition
A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.
Delta
Canyon
U-Shaped Valley
Sand Dunes
Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
butte
plain
mesa
An area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high.
basin
canyon
plateau
A large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
river
bay
sea
elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain
valley
mesa
hill
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
lake
river
gulf
A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf.
sea
bay
ocean
Deep and narrow valley with steep walls
plateau
desert
canyon
Name this landform.
peninsula
plain
river
lake
What is this?
Mountain
Canyon
Desert
Prairie
The spinning of Earth on its axis. It causes day and night.
Rotation
Revolution
Solstice
Equinox
The movement of an object around another object. It happens every 365 days and causes the four seasons.
Rotation
Revolution
Solstice
Equinox
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution?
24 hours
366 days
365
It depends on which season it is.
What causes day and night?
The Earth's revolution.
The Earth's tilt on its axis.
The Earth's rotation.
Different amounts of light shining on Earth at different times of the year.
An intense, warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic Ocean is the
doldrums
jet stream
gulf stream
Greenhouse effect
What is the effect of the Gulf Stream on the climate of Europe?
It makes it colder.
It has no effect.
It makes it warmer.
The Gulf Stream is not near Europe.