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Earth Jan Part 2
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Question | Answer |
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3rd planet from the Sun | Earth |
Caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth | Tides |
The Earth's only natural satellite | Moon |
First planet closest to the Sun | Mercury |
To spin | Rotate/Rotation |
When the Sun begins to go up in the East | Sunrise/Dawn |
2nd planet closest to the Sun | Venus |
Takes 28 days to orbit Earth | Moon |
The process when a plant absorbs water through its roots then gives off water vapor | Tranpiration |
Made of rock, no life or liquid water | Moon |
The draining away of water carried from the surface | Run-off |
Caused by the tilt of the Earth | Seasons |
Caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth | Tides |
To go all the way around | Revolve/Revolution |
An imaginary line which the body rotates | Axis |
When water changes to gas | Evaporation |
70% of the Earth is covered in ? | Water |
A sloping position | Tilt |
Are cast when an object that blocks the Sun's light will change | Shadows |
When is a shadow the shortest? | At noon |
Steam on a bathroom mirror, clouds or water droplets on a glass | Condensation |
Modern day now | Present |
The weather over 30 years | Climate |
Rain, snow, sleet and hail | Precipitation |
The gradual gathering of snow or rain | Accumulation |
Held underground in the soil or crevices of rock | Ground Water |
The process where water circulates between the Earth's oceans and atmosphere and land | Water Cycle |
The draining away of water carried from the surface | Run Off |