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62 Cards in this Set
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what is the center of our solar system?
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the sun
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hurricanes/typhoons
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spinning storms on the ocean and sometimes touch on coastal regions
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Whta r humid tropical climates?
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near the equator, warm most of the year, get alot of rain
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how long does a rotation take?
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24 hrs.
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water changes from gas to liquid
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condensation
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an _____ is groundwater thta travels long distnaces but at a much slower rate
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aquifer
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the amount of water vapor in the air
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humidity
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water changing inot gas from liquid
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evporation
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A ________ happens when 2 air masses with different tempatures and moisture meet
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front
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Once the sun light is absorbed what does it turn into?
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heat energy
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Whta are the biomes?
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Forest
savannah grassland desert tundra barren |
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the first smallest streams to form from this runoff
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headwaters
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what is found in many tiny places between soil and rock grains
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groundater
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During the day wind flows sea to land and is called
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sea breeze
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land areas thta become flooded for at least part of the year
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wetlands
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very cold temps only goes above freezing for a short summer period
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tundra
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The measurement of forces excerted by air
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air pressure
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the transition area between desert and tropical climates
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steppe
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the sun is how many times larger than the earth?
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100
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a body thta orbits a larger body
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satellite
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Subarctic
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has largest tempature ranges
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thick masses of ice thta glide slowly across the planest surface
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glaciers
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process thta breaks up rocks and causes them to decay
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rock weathering
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plants change salt water into fresh water
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desalination
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electrically produced by harnesing the power of running water
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hydroelectricity
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where rivers meet in an inlet of the sea; this is a semi closed coastal body of water
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estuary
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any smaller stream or river thta flows inot a larger stream or river
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tributary
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what percet of the earth is water?
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97%
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what substance is a liquid, solid and a gas?
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water
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How long is a revolution?
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365 1/4 days
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plants change salt water into fresh water
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desalination
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what regions don't get as much sun and are colder?
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pOlar regions
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What latitudes get the most solar energy and are warmer?
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Lower latitudes
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along boundaries where plates collide, heavier plates may dive under the other plate and sink tot he upper mantle forming____
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subduction
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Coming down on the ocean and if it comes down on the land it will mix inot water and ground
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precipitaion
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Saltwater bodies near coasts thta extent inot land are called?
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Gulfs
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cover large areas,or kown as ice sheets can move and protect objects
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sheet glaciers
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whats the measurement of heat in the atmospher?
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tempature
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when do solstices occur?
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around dec 21 and jun 21
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when are days shorter?
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winter
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shockwaves or movement
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earthquakes
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the watering of land through pipes, ditches or canals
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irrigation
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At night wind blows land to sea
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land breeze
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When do equinoxes occur?
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march 21 and september 21
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melted rock liquid within the earths crust thta spills outon the planets surface
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lava
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The process of breaking down rocks, dead insects, and other plants creates ____
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Humus
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Whta is at the bottom of the food chain?
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plants
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a plant converts sunlight inot energy its aclled...
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photosynthesis
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used for coThe worlds weathiest countrys are callled-------.
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developed countries
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Whta is most of the suns energy absorbed by?
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the earth
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The total value of goods and services produced by a county in one year
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gross national product
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includes only goods and services within a country
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gross domestic product
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an economic principle under which prices are determined mostly through competiontion.
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free enterprises
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Wwh plants are interpendant and trhese groups of plants form_
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ecosystems
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Groups of plants are called....
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plant communitys
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the study of human population thta emphasizes statistics
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demography
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a chain of mountains in the ocean thta sumtimes stick above the water to form islands
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mid ocean ridge
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Whtas the shallowest part of the ocean?
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The Continental Shlf
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the result of overgrazing and removal of trees
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desertification
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an econimical based free enterprises are command economies
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communism
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Whta way does wind alwasy flow?
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high 2 low
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What is it called when the atmosphere helps keep the earth warm by letting the suns heat come in but not let it escape?
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greenhouse effect
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