What does Earth’s hydrosphere refer to?
The part of the earth which contains water.
Where is water found in Earth’s hydrosphere?
Glaciers, oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, ponds, etc.
Why is water on Earth’s surface found sometimes as a solid and sometimes as a liquid?
Some of it is frozen in glaciers in colder regions.
Summarize the major landforms found in the United States.
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How could people know whether they were on a plain or on a plateau without being told?
Plateaus are higher elevation than the land surrounding them, plains are not.
Explain what longitude and latitude are.
Coordinate system denoting north-south and east-west locations on earth, respectively.
Summarize how you would find the location of a city on a globe.
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Which kind of map would you prefer to bring on a camping trip: a globe or a topographic map? Why?
Topographic map.
What conditions might make travel to the center of Earth very difficult?
Impenetrable crust, magma mantle, high temperatures, etc.
List three of earth's layers.
Crust, mantle, core, etc.
