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19 Cards in this Set
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solar energy |
energy from the sun |
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rotation |
is one complete spin of earth on its a axis |
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revolution |
one trip around the sun |
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latitude |
the distance north or south of eaths equator |
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tropics |
regioins close to the equator |
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fresh water |
water that you are able to drink |
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glaciers |
large areas of slow moving ice |
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surface water |
is water that is found in earths streams rivers and lakes |
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precipitation |
is water that falls to earths surface as either rain, snow ,sleet or hail |
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ground water |
water found below earths surface |
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water vapor |
when water occurs in the air as a invisible gas |
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water cycle |
is the movement of water from earths surface the atmosphere and back |
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land forms |
are shapes on the planets surface |
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continents |
large land masses |
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plate tectonics |
is a theory that suggests that eaths surface is divided into a dozen or so slow moving plates or pieces of aerths crust |
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lava |
magma that reaches earths surface |
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earhquacks |
suddent violent movements of earths crust |
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weathering |
is the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces |
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erosion |
is the movement of sedment from one location to another |
