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Looking at the Earth
This is a study stack for chapter 1, which includes 4 sections.
Question | Answer |
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the study of the Earth and all its variety. | Geography |
individual features of the land. | Landforms |
natural surroundings. | Environment |
group of satellites traveling around the Earth finding exact locations. | Global Positioning Systems (GPS) |
computer software used to gather information and make maps. | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
group of planets and other bodies traveling around the sun. | Solar System |
path planets take around the Earth. | Orbit |
layer of air surrounding the Earth. | Atmosphere |
the Earth tilts on this. | Axis |
1 complete orbit of a planet around the sun. | Revolution |
1 extra day added every 4 years to our calendar. | Leap Year |
June 22... longest day of the year. | Summer Solstice |
December 22... shortest day of the year. | Winter Solstice |
March 22 and September 22... equal amounts of night and day. | Equinox |
very center of the Earth. | Core |
layer of rock surrounding the core. | Mantle |
melted rock from the mantle that frlows to the Earth's surface during volcanic eruptions. | Magma |
outer layer of the Earth. | Crust |
1 of 7 large landmasses | Continents |
violent and sudden movement of the Earth's crust. | Earthquake |
cruck in the Earth's crust. | Fault |
breaking down surface rock into small peices by water, frost, chemicals, and plants. | Weathering |
moving rock material by wind, water and ice. | Erosion |
gaint sheet of ice. | Glacier |
height above sea level. | Elevation |
underwater plateau off the coast of each continent. | Continental Shelf |
under water valleys. | Trench |