spellings

Question 1

Winds moving around and away from the center of high pressure, which brings clear, dry weather.

Answer 1

anticyclone

Question 2

A storm or winds moving along and spiraling toward a calm center of low pressure, which also moves.

Answer 2

cyclone

Question 3

The region of the atmosphere that contains charged particles

Answer 3

ionosphere

Question 4

landform

Answer 4

A natural feature of the earth.

Question 5

rain forest

Answer 5

A large, dense forest in an area of heavy rainfall.

Question 6

savanna

Answer 6

A grassy plain with few or no trees.

Question 7

steppe

Answer 7

A vast, treeless plain in southeastern Europe and in Asia.

Question 8

stratosphere

Answer 8

Is the second layer of our atmosphere and it contains the ozone layer.

Question 9

taiga

Answer 9

A coniferous evergreen forest of the subarctic region.

Question 10

topography

Answer 10

The surface of an area or a detailed description or drawing of that area.

Question 11

tropical jungle

Answer 11

A dense jungle having a heavy rainfall.

Question 12

troposphere

Answer 12

The closest layer of the atmosphere to the earth and where weather occurs .

Question 13

tundra

Answer 13

A region mostly within the Arctic Circle with permanently frozen subsoil and vegetation for 3 months of the year.

Question 14

axis

Answer 14

A straight line about which an object turns.

Question 15

elevation

Answer 15

The height above sea level.

Question 16

equinox

Answer 16

Points in the earth’s orbit where the earth’s poles are equally distant from the sun

Question 17

perpendicular

Answer 17

Intersecting at or forming right angles.

Question 18

sea level

Answer 18

The level of the surface of the sea midway between mean high and low water.

Question 19

solstice

Answer 19

Points in the earth’s orbit where the earth’s equator is farthest from the sun.

Question 20

alluvial

Answer 20

Of or formed by sediments deposited by flowing water.

Question 21

lowland

Answer 21

An area of plains or low plateaus.

Question 22

Grazing occurs on the western portion of the Great Plains because of the_______ rainfall

Answer 22

LESS

Question 23

Another name for the plains is

Answer 23

r lowlands

Question 24

Because of good transportation, __________ and __________ often develop on the plains.

Answer 24

trade and manufacturing

Question 25

Which of the following are reasons why some plains are not fertile?

Answer 25

The water on the land cannot drain, leaving it damp. Flood waters spread sand and gravel on the plains.

Question 26

Which of these are considered the major plains regions in the world? Select all that apply.

Answer 26

North America Eurasia Amazon Basin

Question 27

Which of the following are reasons why transportation is more costly in the hills than on the plains?

Answer 27

There are more trees to cut down. Bridges must be built to level the route. Roads and railroads must wind up steep slopes.

Question 28

Tilling the soil on a hill is not always wise.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

pass

Answer 29

A narrow road, pathway, or channel, especially through mountains.

Question 30

volcano

Answer 30

An opening in the earth's crust through which steam, gases, liquid, ashes, rocks, and lava emerge.

Question 31

Which of the following are ways that mountains are useful to people?

Answer 31

barriers or boundarie lumbering grazing

Question 32

Mountains have a " _________climate," which means that the higher you climb the colder it gets.

Answer 32

verticle

Question 33

For every 300 feet above sea level, the temperature drops:

Answer 33

1 degree

Question 34

How is the temperature of plateaus compared to plains?

Answer 34

cooler

Question 35

A plateau is flat on top and often has:

Answer 35

steep walls

Question 36

distributary

Answer 36

A branch of a river that flows away from the river rather than toward it and never rejoins it.

Question 37

divide

Answer 37

A ridge of land situated so that the streams on one side flow in the opposite direction of those on the other side.

Question 38

estuary

Answer 38

A broad mouth of a river into which the tide flows.

Question 39

tide

Answer 39

The rise and fall of the ocean about every twelve hours.

Question 40

tributary

Answer 40

A stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water.