Chapter 2 - Review 6th grade

How hot or cold the air is

Time zones are divided by vertical lines of __________.

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

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

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

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

______ are gentle rolling lands that have grassy features.

A process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces.

one result of Earth's tilt is that Earth has

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

A rainforest would be considered a _____ climate.

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

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

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

The thick layer around Earth's core.

soft, nearly molten rock

Earth's path around the sun

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

What is number 1 in the picture shown?

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

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

____ are mountains that erupt

earth makes one complete turn or rotation every ________.

Trees that lose their leaves seasonally

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

What is number 3 in the picture shown?

What is number 4 in the picture shown?

Huge section of Earth's crust

_____ latitudes zones have seasons, much like NE.

most of Earth's surface is covered by

the thin, rocky, layer on Earth's surface

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

The complete turn Earth makes on its axis.

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

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

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

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

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

the elliptical path Earth takes around the sun.

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

A ____ climate has seasonal weather like Omaha, NE.

an imaginary line through Earth between North & South poles

What is number 2 in the picture?

the average weather over many years