Earth's Physical Geography
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| orbit | the path one body makes as it circles the around another
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| revolution | circular motion
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| axis | an imaginary line through Earth between the North and South poles around which earth turns
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| rotation | complete turn
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| core | the sphere of very hot metal at the center of Earth
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| mantle | the thick layer around Earth's core
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| magma | soft, nearly molten rock
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| plate | a huge block of Earth's crust
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| erosion | the removal of small pieces of rock by water, ice, or wind
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| weather | the condition of the air
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| precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail, or snow
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| temperature | how hot or cold the air is
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| climate | the average weather over many years
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| tropical cyclone | an intense wind and rain storm that forms over oceans in the tropics
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| tundra | an area of cold climate and low-lying vegetation
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| canopy | the layer formed by the uppermost branches of rain forest
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| savanna | a park like combination of grasslands and scattered trees
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| desert scrub | desert vegetation that needs little water
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| deciduous trees | trees that lose their leaves seasonally
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| confiferous trees | trees that produce cones to carry seeds
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