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What is the order of continents is size

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1st- Asia
2nd- Africa 
3rd- North America 
4th- South America 
5th- Antarctica
6th- Europe 
7th- Australia
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How many continents are there

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7

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What is a mountain and name an example

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A landform that rises at least a hundred ft. above the surrounding land

Ex. Mt. Everest in the Himalayas,Napel

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What is a island and name an example?

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A piece of land that is completely surrounded by water

Ex Greenland-Largest in the world

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What is a cape and name an example

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A piece of land stretching out into a large body of water

Ex Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

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What is a peninsula and name an example

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A large piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

Ex Saudi Arabia peninsula

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What is a Isthmus and name an example

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A long narrow strip of land joining two larger land areas

Ex Panama Isthmus

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What is a plain and name an example

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A broad mostly flat area sometimes with low gentle hills

Ex The Praires of North America

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What is a valley and name an example

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A low land area found between two mountains or hills

Ex Valley of Geysers,Russia

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What is delta and name an example

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A piece of land formed at the the mouth of the river from river deposits
Ex Mississippi Delta

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What is an archipelago and give an example

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A chain of islands grouped together

Ex Bahamas

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What is a canyon and give an example

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A deep valley with steep slopes

Ex Grand Canyon, Arizona

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What is a desert and give an example

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A dry, sandy, or rocky area with can be hot or cold

Ex Sahara Desert

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What is an example of a continent

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Asia 
Africa
North America 
South America 
Antarctica
Europe 
Australia
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What is a Glacier

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A large mass of ice that moves very slowly

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What is an ocean

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A large body of salt water which surrounds a continent

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What is a bay

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A body of water partially enclosed by land, with a wide opening to the sea or ocean

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What is a Fjord

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A long narrow inlet with high steep banks

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What is a sea

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A body of salt water smaller than a ocean

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What is a river

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A large natural stream of fresh water, lowering in a channel to the ocean

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What is a gulf

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A body of water nearly surrounded by land. Usually larger than a bay but not always

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What is a canal

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A man made waterway with straight banks

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What is a lake

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A body of water completely surrounded by land

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What is a strait

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A narrow passage of water that connects two larger bodies of water

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What is a harbor
A body of water protected by ships and where ships seek shelter. Can be natural or man made
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What is a source of the river
The place where the river begins in the highlands
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What is the mouth of the river
Place where the river empties itself into a larger body of water
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What is the tributary of the river
A branch of a river
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What is upstream in a river
Direction from the mouth to the source of a river. You are going against the flow of the river
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What is downstream in a river
Direction in which a river flows from the source to the mouth
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What is the solar system
A group of planets which orbit the sun
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How many planets are in the solar system
There are 8 planets
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Where is the solar system located
In a galaxy called the Milky Way which is located in a cluster of about 20 galaxies called the local group which is just one of the countless clusters in the universe
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What does a galaxy consist of
Dust, Gas, and billions of stars
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What is the distance across the solar system measured in
Astronomical Units
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Why was the light years created
It was created to measure distance to the stars and galaxies beyond the Milky Way
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What is a light years equal to
To the distance light can travel in an year
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Light travels at _______ Miles per second
186,000
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What is a asteroid
Lumps of rocks varying in size
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What is a comet
Frozen balls of gas that glow when approaching the sun
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What is a meteoroid
Small particles which burn up when they enter the atmosphere
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What do planets in the solar system have in common
* Each planet travels in a path around the sun (Revolution) * They turn on an axis (Rotation) * They are tilted on its axis
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What differences do planets in the solar system have
* They are different sizes * They rotate at different speeds * They have different temperatures * They have different distances from the sun
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What is Rotation
The spinning or the earth on its axis once every 24 hrs
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Why does day and night occur
Because the earth is a sphere only half of it will face the sun at any given time (daytime). The half away from the sun is darkness or nighttime
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Which direction does the earth spin
West to east
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What is a Revolution
The movement of the earth in a path or orbit around the sun once every 3651/4 days
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How do seasons happen
As the earth revolves around the sun the Suns rays strike the earth at different angles causing the seasons
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When is the spring equinox
March 21st
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When is the summer solstice
June 21st
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When is the winter solstice
December 21st
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When is the autumn equinox
September 23rd
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What does solstice mean
They mark the time when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky. This gives us the longest day and night
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What does equinox
Mark the times when the sun is at the equator giving equal lengths of night and day
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What are the effects of Revolution
1. Varying lengths of day and night 2. The 4 seasons 3. Changed in latitude of the sun
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What are the effects of Rotation
1. Day and night 2. 15 degrees difference in longitude every hour( caculation of time) 3. Deflection of winds and ocean currents 4. The daily rising and falling of tides
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What is weather
The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
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What is climate
The average condition of the weather of a place overtime
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What is temperature
How hot or cold the air is
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What is precipitation
Water that falls from the atmosphere to the ground in any form( rain, snow, hail)
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What is wind speed
How fast the air is moving
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What is wind direction
Where the air is going.
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How are winds named
Winds are named from thier point of origin
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What is humidity
The amount of moisture in the air
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What is air pressure
The weight of the air pressing on the earths surface
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What are clouds
Droplets of water which condenses around dusts. This includes the amount and type of clouds
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What is sunshine
The amount of hours the sun shines on the earths surface
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What are the two most important weather elements
Temperature and rainfall
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How many polar regions are there and what is the temperature like
There are 2 and it is always cold
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How many equatorial regions are there and what is the temperature like
There is one and it is always hot
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How many Tropical regions are there and what is the temperature like
There are 2 and they are hot with distinct features
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How many temperate regions are there and what is the temperature like
There are 2 and it has hot summers and cold winters
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How many Subtropical regions are there and what is the temperature like
There are 2 and it is between temperate and tropical zones
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What is it like in the polar regions
There is daylight for long periods during summer but the Sun rays are never strong enough to make it warm so that there is always ice and snow
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What is the like in the equatorial regions
Solar radiation is always close the maximum so it never gets cool
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Between the polar and Equatorial regions there are hot and cold seasons. The temperate regions is divided into __________
1. A warm temperate zone like the southern US where the winters are not too severe 2. A cold temperate zone where is the winters are long and severe
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What are winds
A wind is a moving mass of air
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What are prevailing winds
A wind that blows constantly over a particular place
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What are the factors that contribute to the amount of rainfall a place receives
Distance from the sun-Coastal areas usually receive more rain than inland areas The height of the land above sea level- as air rises the temperature drops and rainfall Increases so Montanus areas are wetter than low land areas Onshore winds- humidity comes in the wind so if the air has crossed a ocean it is wetter than if it would cross land
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What are the types of wind systems
1. Trade winds 2. The westerlies 3. The monsoon 4. The polar winds
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What are the instrument and units for | Humidity, Percepertation, Temperature, Air pressure, Wind speed, Wind direction, Cloud Cover, Sunshine,
1. Hygrometer- percentage 2. Rain gauge- inches mm 3. Thermometer-degrees 4. Barometer-Milibars 5. Anemometer-knots,mph,compass 6. Wind vain- " " 7. Eye estimation- Oktas 8. Campbell Stokes Sunshine Recorder- hours
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Which current warms the islands of the Bahamas
The Gulf Stream current
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What is the climate of the Bahamas
Tropical Marine
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What 2 systems develope before turning into a hurricane
Tropical storm and tropical depression
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What is a hurricane
A hurricane is a tropical storm that rotates counter clockwise and has a wind speed of over 74 miles per hour

Christmas Exams 2015 (3 decks)

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