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Measuring The Earth
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8th Grade
09/28/2016

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atmosphere
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the layer gases that surrounds earth above the surface of liquid water and rocky material
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contour line
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coordinate system
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the system for determining the coordinates of a point
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crust
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the upper portion of the lithosphere
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earth´s interior
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the region extending from the rocky part of earth´s surface to earth´s center
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elevation
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equator
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marks the middle location on earths surface
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field
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any region of space or the environment that has some measurable value of a given quantity at every point
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gradient
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hydrosphere
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the layer of liquid water that lies between the atmosphere and much of the upper layer of earth´s interior
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isoline
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latitude
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the angular distance north or south of the equator
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lithosphere
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the layer of rocks that forms the solid outer shell at the top of the earth´s interior
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longitude
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an angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
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meridian of longitude
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any semi-circle on earth´s surface connecting the north and south geographic poles
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model
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a way of representing the properties of an object or system
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pauses (of atmosphere)
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the interfaces,or boundaries,of the layers of earth´s atmosphere
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prime meridian
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the meridian of 0 longitude
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profile
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topographic map
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