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MISD Earth 3rd 9 Wks
Mostly Earth
Question | Answer |
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The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun | 356 days /or 1 year |
To spin | Rotate |
Describing the day to day conditions | Weather |
The dropping sediments to a new place | Deposition |
Formed by fast moving water | V-shaped valley |
The wearing away of rock by wind, water or waves | Weathering |
Small bits of rock, soil and shells | Sediment |
Caused by the tilt of the Earth | Seasons |
An imaginary line that runs through both poles | Axis |
Measures air pressure | Barometer |
To move all the way around | Revolve |
A large body of moving ice | Glacier |
Shortest at noon but longer at 4:00 p.m. | Shadow |
Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon | Tides |
Steam on your mirror after a hot shower | Condensation |
The circle of water your cup leaves on the table on a hot summer day | Condensation |
The weather over 30 years or more | Climate |
Turning on its axis | Rotation |
Instrument that observes objects at a distance | Telescope |
Turning on its axis | Rotation |
When the moon looks like it is getting smaller | Waning |
The moving of sediments to a new location | Erosion |
When the moon looks like it is getting bigger | Waxing |
What causes day and night | The rotation of the Earth |
How much it holds | Capacity |
The ordinary standard or norm | Average |
The amount of moisture in air | Humidity |
The meteorologist predicts what they think the weather will do | forecast |