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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 it's axis . |
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Revolution |
Is one trip around the sun. |
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Latitude |
The distance north and south of the equator |
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Tropics |
regions close to the equator |
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Fresh Water |
water without salt |
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Glaciers |
Large areas of slow moving ice |
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Surface Water |
Is water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers and lakes |
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Precipitation |
is water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail |
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Ground water |
water found below the Earth's surface |
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Water Vapor |
water also occurs in the air as a invisible gas |
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Water Cyccle |
is the movement of the water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
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land forms |
Are shapes on the plants surface . |
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continents |
large landmasses |
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plate tectonics |
that earths surface is divided into a dozen or slow moving plates , or pieces of the Earth's crust . |
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lava |
or magma that reaches the Earth's surface . |
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earthquakes |
sudden , violent movements of the Earth's 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 sediment from one location to another. |
