Social Science 5º Unit 1 & Unit 2

Is a depression a plain which is lower than the surrounding land?

They are moving bodies of  fresh water that flow across the surface of the land.

What causes waves?

Tides are the rise and fall of the sea level caused by_____________

Where can we find Ozone?

The parts of the Geosphere are: Crust, Mantle and ________.

Carbon dioxide is imprtnat for photosynthesis and retaing heat on the Earth.

It is the solid part of the Earth.

All the different features of the surface of the Earth make up the _____________.

The process of weathering has 3 steps: erosion, transport and sedimentation.

The ________ is all the water on the Earth.

Through the action of _______________ weathering changes the surface of the Earth.

Erosion is the _____________.

Winds can vary between gentle sea breezes to stong ______________.

There are 2 types of coastal landscapes, coastal plains and _________ coasts.

A peninsula is totally surrounded by water.

Where do weather phenomena occur?

Ozone is an important gas that filters harmful radiation from the moon.

In mountain landscapes we have mountains, mountain ranges and ____________.

A hill is a very high mountain.

Valleys are low areas between mountains.What can we often find in them?

Sedimentation is when the material is deposited

It´s a landform where the sea extends into the land.

Weathering is a process caused by external forces which wears down land surfaces.

It´s a layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.

Changes on the Earth´s surface always happen slowly.

The Geosphere is made up of: ocean floor, continents and islands.

All the rivers that flow into the same sea belong to the same____________.

Cape, gulf, bay, peninsula, island, lagoon, marsh, archipielago and estaury are all ________.

In what process do these 3 elements intervene: evaporation, condensation, precipitation

The core is divided into inner core (iron) and __________.

Rivers have 3 main elements: course, flow and _________.

It´s a piece of land that extends into the sea.

Earthquakes and volcanoes are produced by external forces.

A plateau is a large area of flat land with high altitude.

There are 3 main types of landscapes: mountain, flat and ________.

___________is important for living things to breathe.

We can find many estuaries, cliffs and gulfs.What spanish coast is described?

It is the place where the land meets the sea.

The 4 layers of gases in the Atmosphere are_________, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere