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| Seasonal winds that bring heavy rains from June to October and dry air from November to January |
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| Regions close to the equator |
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| What affects the amount of solar energy that Earth receives? |
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| Earth's tilt and rotation |
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| How are seasons measured? |
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| As the Earth orbits the sun, it tilts on it's axis toward and away from the sun which causes the seasons to change |
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| What causes day and night? |
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| The 24 hr rotation of the Earth on it's axis |
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| Be able to describe the seasons. |
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| Winter- less solar energy, cooler temps, less daylight. Summer- more solar energy, warmer temps, more daylight. Spring- solar energy increases, temps start to rise, days grow longer. Fall-solar energy begins to decrease, temps start to drop, days grow shorter. |
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| Describe the Earth's water supply |
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| Freshwater=3%. Surface water=1% Salt Water=97% |
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| Energy from the sun heats water on the Earth's surface and it evaporates and rises to the atmosphere. 2.Condensation occurs when water vapor cools and forms clouds. 3. Water droplets in the clouds become too heavy and fall to Earth as precipitation. 4. Runoff is excess precipitation that flows over land into rivers, streams, and oceans. |
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| Quenches thirst,provides food, power and recreation. |
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| Mountains, valleys, planes, islands, peninsulas |
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| How do people change landforms? |
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| Planting crops, building dams, build structures to make travel easier. |
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| The theory states that The continents were once united in a single supercontinent. Over time the Earth's plates shifted and the continents slowly seperated and moved to their present positions. |
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| How do glaciers cause erosion? |
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| As glaciers flow slowly downhill they carve large U-shaped valleys and sharp mountain peaks. The ice crushes rock into sediment and can move huge rocks. |
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| its the region that cirles the Pacific ocean known for its fiery volcanoes and powerful earthquakes. |
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