__________ causes the erosion or weathering of landforms, the transportation of eroded materials, and its sedimentation or deposition.
External forces or agents
________ are low areas, caused by the subsidence of a section of the Earth´s crust
Depressions
The lithosphere is made up of the ______ and the upper part of the _______
crust, mantle
Name two main external agents of relief
Temperature, precipitation, water, and living organisms
Name the two essential processes of the water cycle
Evaporation and precipitation
________ create shapes or structure of relief by raising, sinking, or displacing blocks or sefiment.
Internal agents
What is the name of the solid outer layer of the Earth?
Lithosphere
How much of the Earth´s surface is made of water?
70%
The ____ is a gentle slope that extends the continents under marine water.
continental shelf
The lithosphere is made up of _____ plates.
tectonic
Explain the difference between continents and islands.
Continents are large extensions of land surrounded by oceans and seas, and islands are pieces of land surrounded by water but smaller than continents. are
What causes precipitation?
Drops of water join together in clouds, and its weight causes them to fall to the Earth due to gravity
What is the biggest volcano on Earth? (Hint: Pacific Ocean)
Mauna Loa in Hawaii
The _______ are the sea floors, located 4000 or 5000 meters deep.
Abyssal plains
______ are extensive flat areas, located at less than 200 metres above sea level
Plains
________, also called seismic events, are abrupt movements in the Earth´s crust caused by the release of pressure because of the internal movements.
Earthquakes
What is the name of the deepest trench on Earth?
Mariana Trench
What are the two types of water in the hydrosphere?
Saltwater and continental water (fresh water)
Which country has the most archipelagos? (Hint: in Europe)
Sweden
The _____ makes up all the water on the planet
Hydrosphere
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