Transcript Slide 1

Solar Flare
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An explosion on the
surface of the Sun.
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Sun Burst
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Planet
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A sphere that moves
around the sun.
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Orbits sun
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The slant of the
Earth’s orbit
Tilt of Earth
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Seasons (summer,
winter, fall, spring)
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To travel in a closed
path around an
Revolve/revolution object such as Earth
does as it moves
around the Sun.
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Orbit, year
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An area on the Sun
that is cooler than
the rest and darker
in color.
Sunspot
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Cool
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A resource that
cannot be used up.
Examples include
wind, waves and
sunlight.
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Inexhaustible
Resource
Always available
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A resource that we
are able to replace
within our lifetime.
Ex: trees
Renewable
Resource
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Things with a life
cycle. Ex: Plants,
animals
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To keep and use
wisely in small
amount. We need to
conserve our
resources.
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Conserve
Use less
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Rotation
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The spinning of the
Earth on its axis.
One rotation of the
Earth takes one day.
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Spin/day
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Large sheets of
moving ice that can
cause erosion as
they creep down a
mountainside.
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Glacier
U-shaped valley
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Nonrenewable
resource
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A resource that
cannot be replaced
once they are used
up. Ex: fossil fuels
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Not replaceable
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Water cycle
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The path the water
takes as it is cycled
through the
atmosphere.
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Evaporation,
condensation,
precipitation
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Deposition
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The process of rocks,
soil or sediment being
dropped off or
deposited into
another location
due to erosion.
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To drop off
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Erosion
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To move
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The moving of
materials which
slowly changes the
shape of the land.
Weathering
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Chemical and
physical changes in
rocks that cause
them to break down
into smaller pieces.
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To breakdown
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A sudden release of
energy inside the
Earth that send out
waves, shaking the
ground.
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Earthquake
Destructive force
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Forces that
construct or create
features on the
Earth’s surface.
Constructive force
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To build up. Ex:
mountains, deltas,
volcanoes
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To move or come
forth freely. Many
substances have
the ability to flow.
Flow
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Lava
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Fossil fuel
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A source of energy
formed from the
remains of plants
and animals buried
deep in the Earth
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Coal, oil, and natural
gas
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