Types of Rocks | The Earth in Orbit | Parts of the Globe | Soil | Continents/Oceans |
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What is chalk?
A type of rock that is used to write on blackboards
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What is a sphere?
Round, like a ball (the earth is considered to be this shape)
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What is the North Pole?
The northernmost part of the globe
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What is topsoil?
The uppermost layer of soil
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What is Europe?
The continent that contains the countries of France, Germany, and Italy
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What is obsidian?
A shiny black rock used for arrowheads
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What is to orbit?
The earth's pathway around the sun
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What is the South Pole?
The southernmost part of the globe
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What is Humus?
Decayed material in soil
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What is the Arctic Ocean?
The coldest and smallest ocean
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What is granite?
Forms most of the earth's crust under the continents
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What is rotation?
The spinning motion of the earth
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What is the equator?
The imaginary line that splits the earth into two halves across.
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What is sediment?
Matter that settles to the bottom or sides of a body of water
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What is South America?
The continent which contains the countries of Brazil, Chile and Peru
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What is slate?
Used for blackboards
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What is one year?
The amount of time measured by one revolution
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What is the Northern hemisphere?
The half of the globe that is north of the equator
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What is erosion?
The wearing away of the earth's topsoil due to water and wind
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What is the Pacific Ocean?
The largest ocean
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What is conglomerate?
Made from pebbles or cobbles cemented together
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What is the axis?
The imaginary line that runs north and south through the earth
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What is the Southern Hemisphere?
The half of the globe that is south of the equator
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What is a delta?
A deposit of sand and soil at the mouths of some rivers.
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What is the Indian Ocean?
The warmest ocean
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