Characteristics of the Earth and Moon
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| Lithosphere: | The rocky surface of the Earth
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| Atmosphere: | The pocket of air that surrounds the Earth
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| Hydrosphere | All the water on the surface of the earth and underground, including ice and water vapor
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| Earth Composition | 25% of Earth is dry land
75% is covered with water
97% of this water is oceans
3% is fresh water
75% of fresh water is frozen in the polar ice caps
Which leaves 25% usable fresh water
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| Crust | The upper layer of the Earth. This layer is from 3 miles to 25 miles thick.
The Earth’s tectonic plates are located here.
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| Mantle | The largest layer of the Earth. It is 1800 miles thick.
It is composed of very hot, dense melted rock.
The movement of this liquid is what moves the tectonic plates.
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| Core | The center of the Earth.
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| Axis | An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of the Earth
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| Rotation | The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis
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| Revolution | The time it takes for an object to travel completely around another object it orbits.
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| Orbit | The path one object takes around another object in space
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| Tide | The rise and fall of the water level of the ocean near the shore that is caused by the pull of gravity of the moon
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