Ch.1Vocab

Question 1

sedimentary rock

Answer 1

rock made up of layered deposits that have fused together

Question 2

igneous rock

Answer 2

rock formed from molten material (lava)

Question 3

metamorphic rock

Answer 3

rock changed from its original form through heat and pressure

Question 4

fold mountains

Answer 4

mountains formed by sedimentary rock being pushed together by forces

Question 5

fossil fuel

Answer 5

a natural fuel formed by geological forces from the remains of living organisms

Question 6

evaporite

Answer 6

a type of sedimentary deposit resulting from the evaporation of seawater

Question 7

plate

Answer 7

a slab of the earth’s crust

Question 8

plate tectonics

Answer 8

forces and movement within and on the earth’s crust that form its features

Question 9

climate

Answer 9

the temperatures, humidity, rainfall, and atmospheric conditions of a region over long periods of time

Question 10

continental climate

Answer 10

the climate of a continent’s interior

Question 11

precipitation climate

Answer 11

rain, snow, hail, and fog

Question 12

maritime climate

Answer 12

a coastal climate

Question 13

runoff

Answer 13

pesticides, herbicides, and other materials that rain from fields into rivers, lakes, and groundwater

Question 14

feedlot

Answer 14

an enclosed area where large herds of cows are fed and raised

Question 15

urbanization

Answer 15

the process of becoming an area with a large, concentrated population

Question 16

boom and bust

Answer 16

words used to describe a healthy (boom) economy and one that is failing (bust)

Question 17

8 biomes in canada

Answer 17

subarctic, tundra, open woodland, coniferous forest, coast and interior forest, mixed forest, parkland, grassland