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Movement of the Earth
Parallels, Meridians, and Time Zones
Structure of the Earth
Water on the Earth
Elements of Climate
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How much time does it take the Earth to make one full rotation?
24 hours/ one day
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What are the names of the principle (main) parallel and the principle (main) meridian?
The equator and the Greenwich meridian.
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How many layers does the Earth have?
3
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What is the name of the process of water that moves from oceans to the sky and back to the Earth?
The water cycle
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What is the name of the state of the atmosphere (temperature, precipitation, pressure) in particular moments or geographic zones[areas].
Weather
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What causes the 4 seasons?
The movement of the Earth around the Sun/ its revolution.
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How many time zones does the Earth have?
24
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Which layer of the Earth is the deepest?
The Core
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What are large accumulations of salt water that fill the depressions of the Earth's crust?
Oceans
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What is the word for how hot or cold the air is?
Temperature
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If it is summer in the North, what season is it in the South?
Winter
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After the Equator, what are the names of the two principle (main) parallels?
The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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What layers make up the Lithosphere?
The Crust and Upper Mantle.
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What is the name of water found underground?
An aquifer
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What are the four main elements of climate?
Temperature, precipitation, atmospheric pressure, and wind.
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What are the 4 positions of the revolution of the Earth?
The 2 equinoxes of Autumn and Spring and the 2 solstices of Summer and Winter.
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What measurement is used for the angular distance of the Earth?
Degrees, minutes and seconds
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What is the name of the complex process that uses the internal forces of the Earth (plate movements, volcanoes ...)
The relief of the Earth
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Define 'shore'.
Parts of the oceans that are near the coast.
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What are the three climate zones?
The tropical, temperate, and cold zones.
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On which days are the 2 solstices?
The 21st of June and the 22nd of December.
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If the Earth rotates one hour, how many degrees of longitude does it move?
15 degrees.
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The Earth is separated into what 2 types of reliefs?
Continental and Oceanic
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What is the third part of the water cycle?
Precipitation
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What are the four factors that affect temperature?
Latitude, altitude and relief, influence of the sea, and ocean currents.