Grade 7 Chapter 2 - The Physical World

A small body moving in the Solar System that would become a meteorite if is entered the Earth's atmosphere.

Oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water on the Earth.

Surface land areas of the earth's crust, including continents and ocean basins.

A layer of gases extending above the planet's surface.

The part of the Earth where life exists.

The natural features of the Earth's surface.

The narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal.

The human made canal that separates Africa and Asia.

An underwater extension of the Coastal plain.

The highest point on earth 29,029 feet above sea level and is located in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and China.

The lowest point on land at 430.5 m below sea level.  It lies between Jordan and Israel.

The deepest part of the Ocean located in the Western Pacific Ocean.

The hot center of the Earth made of iron and nickel.

The layer of Earth below the crust made of dense hot rock.

A rock shell forming the Earth's surface.

The theory that continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.

All of the physical processes that create Earth's physical features.

Molten rock under the Earth's surface.

The mountain ranges in Southeastern Asia.  (Mount Everest is found here)

The heavier sea plate diving beneath the lighter continental plate.

Earth's crust coming together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate.

A process by which new land is created when sea plates pull apart and magma wells up between the plates.

The layer of rock left behind after the Earth's surface buckles.

A crack or break in the Earth's crust.

Most of the Earthquake-prone areas on the planet and active volcanoes are found in a path along the Pacific Ocean.

Breaking down of rock with wind, water, or other means.

The wearing away of Earth's surface caused by wind, glaciers, and moving water.

Large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface.

Piles of rock that were left behind by melting glaciers.

The regular movement of water from the ocean to the air, to the ground and back to the ocean.

The changing of liquid water into vapor or gas.

Excess water vapor changing into liquid water.

The water in the clouds falling down as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.

Removing salt from ocean water.

Freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface.

An underground porous rock layer often saturated by very slow flows of water.

A scale model of the earth.

Line at 0 degree latitude.

Measures the distance north and south from the equator.

A community of plants and animals that depend on one another and their surroundings for survival.

Maps that use colors, symbols or dots to show the information related to a specific idea.

The shape of the Earth's features.

Measures distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

Global address identified by where certain lines of latitude and longitude cross.

Map-making technique of putting the round (spherical) world on a flat surface.

Mapmakers

A narrow strip of land connecting 2 larger sections of land.

Measures 0 degrees longitude.

Kind of map that show topography

One of the halves into which earth is divided.

Map shows the boundaries of cities, states, towns, etc.

Maps that illustrate the movement of people, animals, goods, ideas, weather, etc.

A symbolic representation of all or part of the earth.

Breaks down rocks.