Chapter 2 - Review 6th grade

____ are mountains that erupt

The thick layer around Earth's core.

______ was a supercontinent where all the plates were connected 250 million years ago.

A __ is the point in Earth's revolution in which hours of daylight are either more or less.

Water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

A ____ climate is arid, has hot summers, and little rain.

the average weather over many years

What is number 2 in the picture?

most of Earth's surface is covered by

____ are landforms that rise about 2,000 ft above sea level and have jagged features

A ____ climate has seasonal weather like Omaha, NE.

_____ latitude zones receive the least amount of direct sunlight and have colder climates.

the removal of small pieces of rock by water, ice, or wind

earth makes one complete turn or rotation every ________.

_____ latitudes zones have seasons, much like NE.

______ latitude zones get the most direct sunlight and have warmer climates, like Mexico.

___ are landforms that are less than 2,000 ft. and have rounded tops.

Time zones are divided by vertical lines of __________.

one result of Earth's tilt is that Earth has

A process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces.

A rainforest would be considered a _____ climate.

A ____ climate has long winters and year round, cold weather.

_______ is the theory used to explain the movement of plates.

There is a great deal of vegetation in a rain forest because there is

What is number 3 in the picture shown?

What is number 4 in the picture shown?

the thin, rocky, layer on Earth's surface

soft, nearly molten rock

Trees that lose their leaves seasonally

as the huge pieces of Earth's crust move, Earth's surface __________.

A ____ climate would be found near the coasts and has mild winters and heavy rains.

Huge section of Earth's crust

an imaginary line through Earth between North & South poles

What is number 1 in the picture shown?

the elliptical path Earth takes around the sun.

The complete turn Earth makes on its axis.

A _____ is a landform that has steep slopes with a flat top.

Earth's climate is affected by __________, landforms, water, and wind.

______ are gentle rolling lands that have grassy features.

How hot or cold the air is

A ____ is the point in Earth's revolution in which hours of daylight and darkness are equal.

Earth's path around the sun

the sphere of very hot metal at the center of the Earth

when Earth goes around the sun once, it takes a __________.