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| What includes the Sun & all the objects moving around it? |
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| What contains a gas that helps protect Earth from harmful radiation? |
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A line of latitude that is located at 66.5 degrees north is called what?
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| A line of latitude that is located at 66.5 degrees south is called what? |
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| A smaller river that runs into a larger river is called a ______. |
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| A __________ ____ is sloping land that creates a zone of shallow ocean water |
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| Artificial lakes made by dams on rivers are called what? |
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| The outer solid layer of Earth is called the what? |
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| What is the name given to Earth's original "super continent"? |
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| The ___ of ___ has active volcanoes on the Pacific Plate's edge. |
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| What turns primary landforms into secondary landforms? |
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| Large, slow moving rivers of ice are called...? |
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| One complete spin of Earth on its axis is called a what? |
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| One complete orbit around the sun is called a ________. |
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| Water is the only substance that can be a $, a #, or a * |
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| $= solid,#= liquid, *= gas |
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| What comes from precipatition and seeps into the ground filling in spaces between soil and grains of rock? |
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| What is the world's deadliest natural hazard? (Hint- heavy rains cause it.) |
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| A what is a body that orbits a larger body? |
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| A(n) _______ is a day on which the Sun's vertical rays strike the equator directly. |
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| A ________ is a day on which the Sun's vertical rays are farthest from the equator |
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| A what is a landform where a river meets an ocean? |
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| Erosion is the movement of rocky materials to another. It is caused by glaciers, water, and wind. |
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| Weathering is the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces. It is caused by heat, cold, water, and plants. |
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