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MISD Earth 3rd 9 Wks
Mostly Earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun | 356 days /or 1 year |
| To spin | Rotate |
| Describing the day to day conditions | Weather |
| The dropping sediments to a new place | Deposition |
| Formed by fast moving water | V-shaped valley |
| The wearing away of rock by wind, water or waves | Weathering |
| Small bits of rock, soil and shells | Sediment |
| Caused by the tilt of the Earth | Seasons |
| An imaginary line that runs through both poles | Axis |
| Measures air pressure | Barometer |
| To move all the way around | Revolve |
| A large body of moving ice | Glacier |
| Shortest at noon but longer at 4:00 p.m. | Shadow |
| Caused by the gravitational pull of the moon | Tides |
| Steam on your mirror after a hot shower | Condensation |
| The circle of water your cup leaves on the table on a hot summer day | Condensation |
| The weather over 30 years or more | Climate |
| Turning on its axis | Rotation |
| Instrument that observes objects at a distance | Telescope |
| Turning on its axis | Rotation |
| When the moon looks like it is getting smaller | Waning |
| The moving of sediments to a new location | Erosion |
| When the moon looks like it is getting bigger | Waxing |
| What causes day and night | The rotation of the Earth |
| How much it holds | Capacity |
| The ordinary standard or norm | Average |
| The amount of moisture in air | Humidity |
| The meteorologist predicts what they think the weather will do | forecast |