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Vocabulary
Water
Land
True or False
Fill In The Blank
100
Rotation
one complete spin of the earth on its axis
100
large masses of slow-moving ice hint: this is where most freshwater comes from
glaciers
100
landforms
shapes on the planet's surface
100
WATER VAPOR is energy from the sun
FALSE, solar energy is the correct term
100
The water cycle is evaporation, condensation, (blank) , and runoff
PRECIPITATION
200
Latitude
the distance north or south of the equator
200
water found under earth's surface
ground water
200
continents
large landmasses
200
WEATHERING is the process of which rock is broken down into smaller pieces
TRUE
200
A (blank) is a trip around the sun
REVOLUTION
300
regions close to the equator
Tropics
300
surface water
water found on earth's surface. Mostly found in streams, lakes, and rivers.
300
sudden violent movements of earth's crust
earthquake
300
EARTHQUAKES happen when magma reaches the earth's surface
FALSE, the correct answer is LAVA
300
(Blank) (blank) is why we have earthquakes
PLATE TECTONICS
400
magma that reaches the earth's surface
lava
400
Name the four parts of the water cycle
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
400
the theory that suggests that earth's surface is divided into a dozen or so slow moving plates, or pieces of earth's crust
plate tectonics
400
REVOLUTION is one complete spin of the earth on its axis
FALSE, the correct answer is ROTATION
400
(Blank) are not just landmasses, they are large landmasses
CONTINENTS
500
Energy from the sun
Solar energy
500
water that occurs in the sky as an invisible gas
water vapor
500
erosion
the movement of sediment from one location to another
500
PRECIPITATION is water that falls from the sky as snow, sleet, rain, or hail
TRUE
500
This water is called (blank) , it is found underneath earth's surface
GROUNDWATER