Week 1 Flashcards

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-3rd planet from the sun

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-Radius of 3959 mi

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3
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-5th largest planet in out solar system

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-only one known to have liquid water on its surface

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5
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-revolve around the sun for 365.25 days

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6
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  • Earth came from the Germanic word ‘earth’ that means
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7
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the ground

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8
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2 CATEGORIES

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9
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UABE

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10
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-93 million mi away from the sun (1AU = 93 million miles)

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11
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-rotate in its axis every 23.9 hours

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12
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impor lan

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13
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  • is rigid layer that can break under stress
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14
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Mechanical Layers- lithosphere

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asthenosphere

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15
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-Compositional Layers - crust

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mantle

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16
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-composition: crust

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upper mantle

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-it is broken into small and large sections called tecto nic

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plates.

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19
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HENOSPHERE

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