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The Earth’s revolution causes the seasons by:
changes that earth rock goes through because forces above and below surface
tilt Earth axis causes sunlight to fall more directly different parts Earth
group stars seen from Earth that form pattern people have identified named
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A constellation is:
by volcanic eruptions, folding plates, and movements along faults
group stars seen from Earth that form pattern people have identified named
because conditions in the atmosphere change.
3
Sedimentary Rock:
changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
pressed and cemented together.
4
Three states of matter are solid, gas, and ___.
a. water
b. liquid
d. property
c. crystal
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The symbols on a map are explained in the map’s ___.
c. scale
d. compass rose
a. hachure
b. legend
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Barometer:
measures relative humidity.
measures air pressure.
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A characteristic that describes matter is a ___.
Apparent
property
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Psychrometer:
measures relative humidity.
measures air pressure.
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Temperature and humidity are the same throughout an ___.
a. anemometer
d. hurricane
c. air mass
b. ozone layer
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The shadow of the earth on the moon or the shadow of the moon on the earth is an ___.
c. phase
b. orbit
d. eclipse
a. ellipse
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Element:
orbits a planet
made of only one kind of atom.
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The two types of ___ rock are intrusive and extrusive.
igneous
sedimentary
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Parts of an Atom:
protons
electrons
neutrons
fusion
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Geology:
shaking of the earth's crust.
study of the earth’s land.
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The planet ___ appears red because of iron in its rocks and soil.
lunar
Mars
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A change in air ___ means a change in weather.
fault
pressure
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___ magnitude is how bright a star looks.
Apparent
property
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Melted minerals that have cooled and hardened are ___.
a. igneous rocks
b. sediment
d. organic rock
c. magma
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Weather conditions change:
sun all nine planets their moons all other objects that revolve around sun.
because conditions in the atmosphere change.
by volcanic eruptions, folding plates, and movements along faults.
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Metamorphic Rock:
changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
pressed and cemented together.
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The line of 0° longitude is the ___.
c. axis
b. equator
d. tropic of Cancer
a. prime meridian
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Most earthquakes occur when rocks break or move suddenly at a ___.
scale
fault
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Telescope:
measure of distance in space
makes distant objects easier to see.
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The boundary between two air masses is a ___.
a. low
c. tornado
b. front
d. high
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Inner planets:
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
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The rock cycle is
changes that earth’s rock goes through because forces above below surface
group stars seen from Earth that form pattern people have identified named
by volcanic eruptions, folding plates, and movements along faults
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Types of Rocks:
igneous
metamorphic
obsidian
sedimentary
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Equator:
changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
0° latitude.
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Moon:
orbits a planet.
made of only one kind of atom.
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About 70 percent of the earth’s surface is ___.
pressure
water
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Three ways mountains form are:
because conditions in the atmosphere change.
changes that earth rock goes through because forces above and below surface
by volcanic eruptions, folding plates, and movements along faults.
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Main fields of Earth Science:
geology
meteorology
oceanography
astrology
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World Climate Zones:
temperate
highland
tropical
polar
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Earthquake:
measures relative humidity.
shaking of the earth’s crust.
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Types of Volcanoes:
composite
shield
stratovolcanoes
cinder cone
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Our solar system is part of a star group called the ___.
c. Polaris
d. Alpha Centauri
b. Ursa Minor
a. Milky Way
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The theory that says that the earth’s crust is made of large sections moving over the mantle is called ___.
a. plate tectonics
d. continental drift
c. Pangaea
b. sea-floor spreading
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Light-year:
measure of distance in space.
orbits a planet
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The three types of ___ rock are clastic, chemical, and organic.
sedimentary
igneous
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Fault:
shaking of the earth's crust
break in the earth’s crust along which movement occurs.
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What is the solar system:
tilt Earth axis cause sunlight to fall more directly different part Earth
group stars seen from Earth that form pattern people have identified named
sun all nine planets their moons all other objects that revolve around sun.
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A ___ is used to find actual distances between different points on a map.
Mars
scale
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A ___ eclipse happens when the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
Mars
lunar
