Geo U-2 1
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. ATMOSPHERE
A. A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
2. CORE
B. All the plant life in a particular region or period
3. CRUST
C. The breakdown or alteration of rock at or near the surface of the Earth.
4. AXIS
D. A shortage of rainfall
5. DESERT
E. The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth where living organisms exist
6. VEGETATION
F. Layer of air around the Earth
7. DROUGHT
G. Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
8. BIOSPHERE
H. The natural world around us
9. ELNINO
I. A warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast
10. WEATHERING
J. Dry land with very little rain
11. ENVIRONMENT
K. The central part of the Earth