Chapter 1 Test Review

Locate a place and it's relation compared to other places

A group of places with at least one thing in common form a........

Chemical weathering cannot alter a rock's chemical makeup.

Geology is the study of......

The process of weathering breaks down rock at or near the earth's surface.

 rock actually broken or  weakened physically. Breaks large masses of rock into smaller pieces

Soil deposited by wind

The study of where people, places and things are located and how they relate to one another

circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean

slow moving sheets of ice. These have carved out lakes and valleys.

Divides the world into 2 halves

Around the core; said to be 1800 miles thick

Large land masses in the ocean. 7 of them.

idea that continents shift  positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride

Weathering is the .......

What is one effect of chemical weathering?

Center of the earth, consists of very hot metal, mainly iron mixed with nickel

The rocky, surface layer of the Earth

small particles of soil, sand, and gravel

The theme of a place describes...

Breakdown of rock at or near the Earth's surface into smaller and smaller pieces

What are the 3 main causes of erosion?

he movement of the earth's weathered materials is known as erosion.

The theory that the Earth's crust is broken into moving plates called.....

soil, rocks, landforms, and other surface features

A viewpoint that is influenced by one's own culture and experiences

movement of weathered materials such as gravel, soil, and sand

Which of the following is the study of places, how they affect people, how people change them?

Acid Rain is a form of mechanical weathering.

Exact spot on the earth's surface measured in Latitude and Longitude

layer of air around the Earth. Responsible for our weather patterns

Lakes and valleys have been carved out by .......

Theory of the Earth's land masses have broken apart, rejoined, then moved again.

All water in oceans, lakes, and rivers and even underground water sources

Mechanical weathering strenghten rocks.

computer technology to collect, manipulate, analyze, display data about the Earth's surface.

plants, animals, and other living things in the Earth's lakes and on land

What is the name of the center of the Earth?

difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points.

A type of chemical weathering