Geo Ch2 Terms

Question 0

Biosphere

Answer 0

The part of Earth that includes all life

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

The envelope of gases that surrounds a planet like earth

Question 2

Equinox

Answer 2

Occurs when both hemispheres receive an equal amount of sunlight

Question 3

Hydrosphere

Answer 3

All of Earth’s water

Question 4

Lithosphere

Answer 4

The solid crust of the planet

Question 5

Moons

Answer 5

Smaller objects that orbit a planet

Question 6

Planets

Answer 6

Major bodies that orbit a star

Question 7

Polar region

Answer 7

Cold high-latitude areas near the poles

Question 8

Revolution

Answer 8

One elliptical orbit of Earth around the Sun

Question 9

Rotation

Answer 9

One complete spin of the Earth on its axis

Question 10

Solstice

Answer 10

Time at which Earth’s poles point at the greatest angle away from or toward the Sun

Question 11

Tropics

Answer 11

Warm low-latitude areas near the equator