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Chapter 2 Voc.
Rowe-World Geo. Chp. 2 Voc. CHS
Question | Answer |
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The part of the earth where life exists. | biosphere |
Large body of ice that moves across the surface of the earth. | glacier |
Moisture that falls to the earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow. | precipitation |
Changing of liquid water into vapor or gas. | evaporation |
The constant moving of the earth's water from the oceans to the air to the ground and finally back to the oceans. | water cycle |
Molten rock that is pushed up from the earth's mantle. | magma |
Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure, consisting of dense, hot rock. | mantle |
A crack or break in the earth's crust. | fault |
The wearing away of the earth's surface by winds, glaciers, or water. | erosion |
The layer of gases that surround the earth. | atmosphere |
Chemical or physical processes, such as freezing, that break down rocks. | weathering |
Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs. | groundwater |
The process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools. | condensation |
Most water on earth is... | saltwater |
The highest spot on the surface of the Earth is the top of... | Mount Everest |
Mount Everest is located in... | Asia |
When two ______ push against each other, slide past each other, or pull apart, they can cause mountains, earthquakes, or volcanic activity. | plate tectonics |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. | the solar system |
My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos and Pizza: M V E M J S U N & P | acronym for the solar system |