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19 Cards in this Set
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solar energy |
energy from the sun |
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rotation |
one complete spin of earth on its axis |
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revolution |
trip around the sun |
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latitude |
the distance north or south of the earths equator |
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tropics |
regions close to the equator |
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freshwater |
water withought salt |
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precipitation |
water that falls to earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
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glaciers |
large areas of slow moveing ice |
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surface water |
water that is found in earths streams,river and lakes |
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groundwater |
water found below earths surface |
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water vapor |
water that occures in the air as an invisable gasw |
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water cycle
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the movement of water from earths surface to the atmosfere and back |
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landformes |
shapes on the planets surface |
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continents |
large landmass |
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plate tectonics |
earths surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates or pieces of earths crust |
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lava |
magma that reaches earths surface |
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earthquakes |
sudden violent movements of earths crust |
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weathering |
the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces |
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erosion |
the movement of sediment from one location to another |
