Earth System

Looking Back: The Earth

Assess your basic knowledge by answering the questions below or skip and continue reading.

1. What process was responsible for the earth's early atmosphere?

2. Define the following:

continent

sea

ocean

3. Draw and label generic diagrams of the ocean floor and the continental margins on a separate piece of paper.

4. Describe the shape of the Earth.

5. Fill in the table below

	June Solstice	September Equinox	December Solstice	March Equinox
Date
Orientation to Sun*
Location of Vertical Rays
Day Length - North Pole
Day Length - South Pole
Day Length - Equator

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For Citation: Ritter, Michael E. The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
2006. Date visited. http://www.mritter.net/eolmedia/textbook/title_page.html