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38 Cards in this Set
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One revolution of the earth takes how many days?
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One rotation of the earth takes how long?
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one day |
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What is the diameter of the earth? |
8,000 miles |
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What is the circumference of the earth? |
25,000 miles |
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Why do we have changing seasons?
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Because the earth is tilted. |
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Why do we have night and day?
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Because the earth rotates |
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The earth does not rotate around the earth? TRUE OR FALSE |
TRUE |
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Does the earth rotate or revolve around the sun?
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Revolve |
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What does the earth rotate on?
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Axis |
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Because the earth rotates on its axis, from west to east, how many times does it rotate?
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One rotation every day |
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What countries does Europe contain?
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France, Germany and Italy |
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What countries does South America contain?
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Brazil, Chile, and Peru |
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What is the least populated continent? |
Antarctica |
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What is called the "Island Continent?"
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Australia |
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What is the largest continent?
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Asia |
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Where is Egypt and Nigeria located? |
Africa |
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What can limestone be made from? |
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TRUE OR FALSE? |
TRUE |
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What was used to make the Lincoln Memorial? |
Marble |
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Shale is made from, what?
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Mud |
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Are you able to write on slate? |
YES |
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Granite forms most of the earth's _______________ under the continents. |
crust |
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What contains pebbles that are cemented together?
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Conglomerate |
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Does Pumice float?
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What is shiny and black and used to make arrowheads?
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Obsidian
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What is the decayed material in soil called?
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Is a mineral man-made? |
NO |
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Is a diamond considered a gem? |
YES |
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What type of soil is more fertile that subsoil? |
Topsoil |
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What holds water in the soil? |
Clay
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What is the earth's mantle made mostly of? |
solid, hot rock
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The earth crust is a solid _____________?
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rock |
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Geologist divides rocks into ____________ main groups.
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igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic |
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What type of rocks are formed from hot magma? |
Igneous |
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What type of rock is formed from the soil deposits made by moving water? |
Sedimentary
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What is the wearing away of the earth's topsoil, called?
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Erosion |
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What is the energy in moving water called? |
gravity |
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Be able to label the North Pole, South Pole, equator, Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere on a globe.
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See book. |
