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1
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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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14
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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

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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

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The place where the river begins in the highlands

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What is the mouth of the river

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Place where the river empties itself into a larger body of water

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What is the tributary of the river

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A branch of a river

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29
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What is upstream in a river

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Direction from the mouth to the source of a river. You are going against the flow of the river

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30
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What is downstream in a river

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Direction in which a river flows from the source to the mouth

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31
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What is the solar system

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A group of planets which orbit the sun

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32
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How many planets are in the solar system

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There are 8 planets

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33
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Where is the solar system located

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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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34
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What does a galaxy consist of

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Dust, Gas, and billions of stars

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35
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What is the distance across the solar system measured in

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Astronomical Units

36
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Why was the light years created

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It was created to measure distance to the stars and galaxies beyond the Milky Way

37
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What is a light years equal to

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To the distance light can travel in an year

38
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Light travels at _______ Miles per second

39
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What is a asteroid

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Lumps of rocks varying in size

40
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What is a comet

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Frozen balls of gas that glow when approaching the sun

41
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What is a meteoroid

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Small particles which burn up when they enter the atmosphere

42
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What do planets in the solar system have in common

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  • Each planet travels in a path around the sun (Revolution)
  • They turn on an axis (Rotation)
  • They are tilted on its axis
43
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What differences do planets in the solar system have

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  • They are different sizes
  • They rotate at different speeds
  • They have different temperatures
  • They have different distances from the sun
44
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What is Rotation

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The spinning or the earth on its axis once every 24 hrs

45
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Why does day and night occur

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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

46
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Which direction does the earth spin

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West to east

47
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What is a Revolution

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The movement of the earth in a path or orbit around the sun once every 3651/4 days

48
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How do seasons happen

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As the earth revolves around the sun the Suns rays strike the earth at different angles causing the seasons

49
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When is the spring equinox

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March 21st

50
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When is the summer solstice

51
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When is the winter solstice

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December 21st

52
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When is the autumn equinox

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September 23rd

53
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What does solstice mean

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They mark the time when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky. This gives us the longest day and night

54
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What does equinox

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Mark the times when the sun is at the equator giving equal lengths of night and day

55
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What are the effects of Revolution

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  1. Varying lengths of day and night
  2. The 4 seasons
  3. Changed in latitude of the sun
56
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What are the effects of Rotation

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  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
57
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What is weather

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The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

58
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What is climate

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The average condition of the weather of a place overtime

59
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What is temperature

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How hot or cold the air is

60
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What is precipitation

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Water that falls from the atmosphere to the ground in any form( rain, snow, hail)

61
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What is wind speed

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How fast the air is moving

62
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What is wind direction

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Where the air is going.

63
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How are winds named

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Winds are named from thier point of origin

64
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What is humidity

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The amount of moisture in the air

65
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What is air pressure

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The weight of the air pressing on the earths surface

66
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What are clouds

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Droplets of water which condenses around dusts. This includes the amount and type of clouds

67
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What is sunshine

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The amount of hours the sun shines on the earths surface

68
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What are the two most important weather elements

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Temperature and rainfall

69
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How many polar regions are there and what is the temperature like

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There are 2 and it is always cold

70
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How many equatorial regions are there and what is the temperature like

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There is one and it is always hot

71
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How many Tropical regions are there and what is the temperature like

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There are 2 and they are hot with distinct features

72
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How many temperate regions are there and what is the temperature like

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There are 2 and it has hot summers and cold winters

73
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How many Subtropical regions are there and what is the temperature like

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There are 2 and it is between temperate and tropical zones

74
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What is it like in the polar regions

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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

75
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What is the like in the equatorial regions

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Solar radiation is always close the maximum so it never gets cool

76
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Between the polar and Equatorial regions there are hot and cold seasons. The temperate regions is divided into __________

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  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
77
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What are winds

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A wind is a moving mass of air

78
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What are prevailing winds

A

A wind that blows constantly over a particular place

79
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What are the factors that contribute to the amount of rainfall a place receives

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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

80
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What are the types of wind systems

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  1. Trade winds
  2. The westerlies
  3. The monsoon
  4. The polar winds
81
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What are the instrument and units for

Humidity, Percepertation, Temperature, Air pressure, Wind speed, Wind direction, Cloud Cover, Sunshine,

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  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
82
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Which current warms the islands of the Bahamas

A

The Gulf Stream current

83
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What is the climate of the Bahamas

A

Tropical Marine

84
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What 2 systems develope before turning into a hurricane

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Tropical storm and tropical depression

85
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What is a hurricane

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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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