38 terms

Terms	Definitions
what place on Earth receives the most direct sunlight?	The Equator
What will make a Hurricane decrease is strength?	moving over a continent
High air pressure brigs what kind of weather?	Sunny
Low pressure brings ----- weather	Wet and Rainy
The Grand Canyon was mostly formed by what?	Wind and water erosion
What are formed by wind and water erosion?	Arches like shown above
How do plants most commonly break rock?	Growing into the cracks in rocks
Cold air moving from the beach toward the ocean during the night	Land Breeze
Both coyotes and owls eat mice,which means they do what?	Compete for food
Mushrooms are an example of what?	Decomposers
What are a living component of a desert in California?	Horned Lizards
Why are Decomposers an important part of the food chain?	They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients
What causes the formation of most valleys?	Rivers and glaciers
When determining where a thunderstorm is coming from and where it may go what is very important to know?	Wind direction
If a tropical storm occurred on the west coast of Africa it would probably effect North America by....	Increasing the probability of a hurricane
Cirrus clouds are made out of...	Ice crystals
What is the order of the water cycle?	Evaporation,condenstaion,precipitation,runoff
In water where are producers found?	Near the top' not the bottom
Deltas form when rivers	Part (it looks like a fan)
An oxbow lake is when a meandering stream has so much deposition that ..	Part was cut off
Most valleys are formed by what?	Rivers and glaciers
In order for a person to lift an object what must happen?	The force of the pull/push must be stronger than the push of gravity.
Gravity pushes/pulls things in what direction?	Down
As an object gets closer to the ground (as it falls) what changes?	It's momentum
Plants,including fruits and veggitables, are what	Producers
Venus fly traps, and other plants, can be what?	Carnivorns
What is a job for a Decomposers?	Returning nutrients to the environment
What is the greatest threat to large predator species?	Loss of large forests
The unique patterns of shorelines are mainly caused by what?	Water erosion
Erosion is worse when farms are in places with...	High rainfall or servere drought
Where would producers be found in water?	Near the top,not the bottom
What is the best reference to use to determine elevation?	Topographic map
Why don't Carnivors live in tundras?	There are no plants, then no herbivores to support the Carnivors.
Carnivors eat	Meat
Herbivours eat	Plants
Omnivores eat	Plants and meat
To change the temperature in a tarrarium what would help?	A brighter/dimmer lightbulb
What could cause a mudslide?	The amount of rain in an area

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