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5th- Earth Science
Earth Science vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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an area that is dry and hot, with little rainfall and few plants | desert |
a crack in the crust of the Earth along which there has been movement of the rocks on either side of the crack | fault |
an area where the air preassure is lower than the surrounding areas | low air pressure |
an imaginary line that runs between the North and South poles. (tilted at 23.5 degrees) | axis |
the phases of the moon that occur due to the spinning of the planet or moon on its axis | lunar cycle |
the thin outer layer of the Earth made of solid rock | crust |
the innermost part of the Earth made of solid metals | core |
the movement of sediment from one place to another via wind, water, or ice | erosion |