Earth Science Clements

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Pieces of rock and minerals that have been broken apart.

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Sediment

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When running water drops its sediment in layers as the water slows down.

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Deposition

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The layers of the sediment are squeezed together, because of the pressure of the sediment on top.

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Compaction

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When compaction squeezes water out of the layered sediments, leaving salt crystals that cement the rocks together.

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Cementation

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The breaking down of rocks on the Earth's surface.

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Weathering

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The process of carrying away the broken down rock, soil, or other material.

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Erosion

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Rivers of ice, where three-fourths of the

Earth's freshwater is located.

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Glaciers

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The preserved remains of ancient organisms.

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Fossils

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One complete trip that a planet takes around the sun.

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Revolution

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The path that one object in space takes around another object in space.

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Orbit

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The regions on the sun that are cooler than the surrounding areas.

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sun spot

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To spin around in circles.

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rotate

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The mnemonic to help remember the order of the planets from the sun.

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My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.

Front 14

What does the Earth's rotation cause?

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Night and Day

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How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time?

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24 hours

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The mixture of gases that surround the Earth, that keep the heat in, and protect it.

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Atmosphere

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When the Earth is facing the sun, it is

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Daytime

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When the Earth is turned away from the sun, it is

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Nightime

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The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the ______.

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East / West

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?

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365 days

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More of the moon continues to be lit up every few nights.

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Waxing

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Less of the moon is lit up every few nights.

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Waning

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The dark moon where none of it is lit up because the moon is between the sun and Earth.

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New Moon