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Earth/Water Cycle
Earth and Space
Definition | Term |
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caused by the tilt of the Earth; winter, spring, summer, fall | Seasons |
when the planets go around the Sun | Revolution |
spinning on an axis | Rotation |
an imaginary line on which a planet rotates | Axis |
a force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth | Gravity |
the path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space | Orbit |
a natural satellite that orbits a planet | Moon |
3rd planet from the sun | Earth |
the star at the center of our Solar System | Sun |
bowl shaped indention's on the surface of a planet or moon caused by a collision with another object | Craters |
changes to water when it evaporates, condenses, and precipitates | Water Cycle |
rain, sleet, snow, hail | Precipitation |
changing of a gas to a liquid | Condensation |
process when water changes from a liquid to a gas caused by heat | Evaporation |
passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere | Transpiration |
rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travels to the ocean | Run-off |
a dark area caused when an object blocks light | Shadow |
an instrument that measures the time of day by using a shadow | Sundial |
general weather over a long period of time | Climate |
day to day conditions of our atmosphere | Weather |
energy from the sun | Solar |
energy created by moving water | Hydro |
the order in which something happens | Sequence |
a sloping position | Tilt |