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The Earth
Minerals
Rocks
Weather
Seasons
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This is the baseline of latitude
What is the equator
100
The color of the powder that a mineral leaves on a piece of white unglazed porcelain
What is the streak
100
The only type of rock that would contain a fossil
What is a sedimentary rock
100
This forms when water droplets in a cloud become too heavy and fall to the ground
What is precipitation
100
The yearly orbit of Earth around the sun
What is revolution
200
These lines run north south but measure east or west of the prime meridian
What is longitude
200
The term used to describe how a mineral reflects light
What is luster
200
This type of rock is formed when another rock is subjected to intense heat and pressure.
What is metamorphic rocks
200
The boundary between a cold and warm air mass
What is a front
200
This movement causes day and night
What is rotation
300
These are the units of measurement for latitude and longitude
What is degrees
300
The way a mineral breaks along planes of weak atomic bonds. The mineral muscovite mica peals into thin sheets because of this property
What is cleavage
300
These rocks form when molten magma or lava crystallizes
What is an igneous rock
300
This is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere
What is humidity
300
The longest day of the year
What is the summer solstice
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The Earth's outer layer
What is the crust
400
The physical property of a mineral determined by rubbing the mineral across a glass plate.
What is hardness
400
When magma cools slowly this type of rock forms
What is an igneous rocks with large crystals
400
This weather generally follows a cold front
What is cool temps
400
This causes tides
What is revolution of moon around the Earth
500
The layer of the Earth that is a liquid
What is the outer core
500
This is the softest mineral
What is talc
500
Igneous rocks that form on the Earth's surface are called this
What is an extrusive igneous rock with small crystals
500
These storms generally form over warm tropical waters and then move onto land
What is a hurricane
500
Earth has season's because of this
What is Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun