What is the CLIMATE?
It's the long-term weather pattern in a region.
What is LATITUDE?
It's how far north or south a place is from the equator.
What is ELEVATION?
It's how high a place is above sea level.
What are GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES?
They are features of the Earth, like mountains and lakes.
What is the GEOCENTRIC MODEL?
It's a model of the solar system with Earth as the centre.
What is the HELIOCENTRIC MODEL?
It's a model of the solar system with the Sun as the centre.
What is the main cause of the CORIOLIS EFFECT?
It's mainly caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis.
What is a COLD FRONT?
It's when a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass.
What is a WARM FRONT?
It's when a warm air mass moves into a cold air mass.
What is a RAIN SHADOW?
It's something formed when mountains facing the sea have more lush, humid environments on one side and drier climates on the other.
What are the layers of a sedimentary rock called?
They are called STRATA.
What is the LAW OF SUPERPOSITION?
It's a law that states layers on top of a rock are younger than the ones below it.
What is the LAW OF CROSSCUTTING RELATIONSHIPS?
It's a law that states that when something intersects two layers of a rock, the thing intersecting them is the youngest feature.
What is the LITHOSPHERE?
It's a section of the Earth made of the crust and the upper mantle.
What is the ASTHENOSPHERE?
Everything in the Earth that's below the upper mantle.
How far do tectonic plates move each year?
On average, they move a few centimetres each year.
What is a PLATE BOUNDARY?
It's a place where two tectonic plates meet.
What are DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES?
A place where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
What are CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES?
They're a place where two tectonic plates move toward each other.
What are TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES?
A place where two tectonic plates are sliding past each other.
