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20 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 |
the trip around the sun |
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latitude |
the distance north or south of Earth's equator |
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tropics |
regions close to the equator |
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freshwater |
or 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 the water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
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groundwater |
water found below Earth's suurface |
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water vapor |
water also occurs in the air as an invisible gas |
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water cycle |
the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back |
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landforms |
are the shapes on the planet's surface |
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continents |
or large landmasses |
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plate tectonics |
the suggestion that Earth's surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates, or pieces of Earth's crust |
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lava |
or magma that reaches Earth's surface |
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earthquakes |
sudden, violent movements of the Earth's 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 |
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terrace |
a step like platform |
