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solar system
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Geography
9th Grade
08/31/2010

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there are - inner planets
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4
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there are - outer planets
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5
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the diameter of the sun is more than - greater than earth
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100
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the moon is about - from the earth
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240000 miles
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the moon is about - of earths size
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1/4
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rotation takes - hours
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24
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inner planets are -
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earth, mercury, venus, mars
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the outer planets are-
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jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto
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tropics recieve the most
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solar energy
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when the north pole points toward the sun
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dierect rays strike the northern hemisphere
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4 seasons
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winter fall summer spring
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tilt of earths azis causes the northern and southern hemispheres to have
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opposite seasons at the same time of the year
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solstices occur each year at about
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dec. 21 and june 21
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the tropic of capricorn is the parallel located
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23 1/2 degrees south of the equator
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all areas located south off of the antartic circle have
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24 hours of daylight
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the arctic circle is located at
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66 1/2 degrees north of equator
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during an equinox both hemispheres recieve
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12 hour of daylight
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solid crust of the planet
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lithosphere
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all life forms
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bioshphere
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envelope of gases that surrounds earth
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atmoshphere
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all of earths water
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hydrosphere
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land and soil
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lithosphere
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extends from deep ocean floors to high in the atmosphere
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biosphere
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protects earth from suns radiation
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atmosphere
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covers 70 percent of earths surface
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hydrosphere
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major bodies that make up the solar system?
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planets,dwarf planets,and moon,asteroids
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geo. of the moon
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volcanic surface and many craters,no life
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why low lat. warm?
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close to the equator
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why are polar regions cold?
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hit by the sun at an angle
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inner ,,outer planets,,difference?
Definition
inner-small, closer to sun, solid
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why is each part of the earth system known as a sphere?
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it occupies a shell around the earth
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how old is the universe?
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10-20 years old
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