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20 Cards in this Set
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thick cushion of gases surrounding the earth
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Atmosphere
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name the three layers of the inside of the earth
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Core, Mantle, Crust
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a time when the sun shines directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn
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Winter Solstice - December 22
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cracks in the earth's crust
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Faults
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wearing away of the surface
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Erosion
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huge waves caused by undersea earthquakes
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Tsunamis
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a time when the sun shines directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer
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Summer Solstice - June 21
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melted rock that flows to the surface when a volcano erupts
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Magma
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a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land
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Isthmus
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this theory states that the crust is not an unbroken shell but consists of moving plates, or huge slabs of rock
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Plate Tectonics
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What makes the moon shine?
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reflecting light from the sun
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shifts along the earths faults can cause these violent jolts
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Earthquakes
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narrow body of water lying between two pieces of land
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Strait
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what process breaks surface rocks into gravel, sand, or soil?
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Weathering
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a word that means day and night in both hemispheres are equal
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Equinoxes
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a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
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Peninsula
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What line of latitude is 23 1/2 north of the Equator
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Tropic of Cancer
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large land areas
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Continents
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flat landform whose surface is raised with a steep cliff on one side
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Plateau
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walk over to the United States map and find the latitude and longitude of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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40N latitude, 75E longitude
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