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Term | Definition |
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coastal plains | wet swampy grassy open area |
why does the sun appear to move across the sky | the earth is rotated around every 24 hr therefor one side is always in the dark |
topography map | it shows elevation |
about how long does it take from one new moon to the next | 1 month |
what has the colrado river done to the colorado plateu | formed the grand canyon |
what 2 things do we need to know for a star map | season and hemisphere |
what are the 3 main layers of the earth | crust mantle core |
why do we have seasons | the earth has an axis |
constellations | stars that make pictures |
contour map | shows elevations |
elevation | below or above sea level |
craters | divites on the moon made by astroids |
what is latitude | w to e lines on a globe on map |
what is the thinnest part of the earth | crust |
hydrosphere | water |
atmosphere | the air we breath |
lithosphere | solid part of the earth |
what are the 4 main branches of earth sceince | geology oceanography meterology astromy |
how can you tell older moutains from new ones | new moutains are jagged.old moutains are eroded so they are rounded off |
what is lonitude | lines that run n and s or anotherwards up and down |
great plains | wide open flat area with lots of wheat. good for growing crops |
plateaus | rasied area of faiarly flat land |
interior plains | extend from the apps. to the rockies |
plains | they cover 1/2 of the U.S.A. |
equator | 0 degrees lattitude |
contour interval | the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next |