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29 Cards in this Set
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The earth is round lik a
ball, or _________. |
sphere
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At the top of the globe is
the _______ ______. |
North Pole
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At the bottom of the globe is
the _______ ______. |
South Pole
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What is the imaginary line
around the earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole? |
equator
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What is each half of the
earth above and below the equator called? |
hemisphere
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What is the half of the
earth's sphere between the North Pole and the equator called? |
Northern Hemisphere
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What is the half of the
earth's shere between the South Pole and the equator called? |
Southern Hemisphere
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What is the distance around
the outside of an object called? |
circumference
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What is the spinning motion
of the earth called? |
rotation
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What is the imaginary line
that runs through the earth from the South Pole to the North Pole called? |
axis
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It takes about ___ _____ for the earth to rotate once on its axis.
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24 hours
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The earth rotates from ____ to ____.
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west to east
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TRUE/FALSE
A line drawn straight through the center of the earth is called its CIRCUMFERENCE. |
FALSE
Replace the capitalized word with DIAMETER. |
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The CIRCUMFERENCE of the earth
is about _______ (number) miles. |
25,000 miles
Remember that this is the distance around the earth in miles. |
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TRUE/FALSE
The distance around the earth at the equator is called its DIAMETER. |
FALSE
Replace the capitalized word with CIRCUMFERENCE. |
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The DIAMETER of the earth is
about ________ (number) miles. |
8,000 miles
Remember that this is the distance through the earth in miles. |
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The earth spins or ________
on its axis but it ________ around the sun. |
rotates
revolves |
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What is the cause of day and night?
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The earth ROTATES on its axis.
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The earth ROTATES from _____ to ______.
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west to east
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One ROTATION of the earth
takes ___ hours or ____ day(s). |
24 hours or one day.
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It takes _____ days or _____ year(s)
for the earth to make one complete REVOLUTION around the sun. |
365 1/4 days or one year
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Why do we have changing seasons?
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Because the earth is tilted
on its axis |
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TRUE/FALSE
The earth ROTATES around the sun. |
FALSE
Replace the capitalized word with REVOLVES. |
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Because ________ is always
pulling water downward, it is what gives the moving water its ______. |
gravity
energy |
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Northern Hemisphere
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What is the name of item 'a'?
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Southern Hemisphere
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What is the name of item 'b'?
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North Pole
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What is the name of item 'c'?
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South Pole
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What is the name of item 'd'?
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equator
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What is the name of item 'e'?
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