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earth stuff
geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is the sun an important to planets in the solar system? | It provides light and heat for each planet. |
| The earths tilt is responsible for _____, _______. | length of days and temperatures. |
| What is most of the Earth covered by? | water |
| The earth's climate is affected by latitude, landforms and a combination of __________ and _________. | wind and water |
| What type of a vegetation is found in humid continental climate? | forests and tall grasses |
| Where are moderate climates generally found? | found in middle latitudes |
| Without wind and water working together the earth would ____________. | heat up to a point where it can burn people |
| How have plants in continental and dry climates adapted to their environment? ESSAY question | they adapt well to the environment. 1-2 paragraphs. |
| What happens to the earth's surface when huge pieces of earth's crust move? | changes the earth surface |
| one complete orbit of the Earth's around the sun | revolution |
| the spinning motion of the earth | rotation |
| a landform with a rounded top that is lower and less steep than a mountain | hill |
| the earth's path around the sun | orbit |
| the plants in an area | vegetation |
| the region between the arctic circle and the north pole, and the antarctic circle and the south pole | high latitudes |
| in geography, a huge section of the earth's crust | plate |
| water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere | precipitation |
| a landform that rises usually more than 2,000 feet above sea level | mountain |
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