Earth Science Final Exam

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Tilt

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23.5 degrees

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Time zones

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is a region that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes.

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Tides

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a periodic change in seal level that is caused by the rotation of Earth and the gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon

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Revolution

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a complete circle made by a planet around the sun or by a moon around a planet

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Rotation

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the amount of time is takes for an object to make one complete rotation around its axis.

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wind

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the horizontal movement of air from areas of higher pressure towards areas of lower pressure

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evaporation

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process of change in state from liquid to gas

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anemometer

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an instrument used to measure wind speed

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condensation

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process of change in state from gas to liquid

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Wind vane

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an instrument used to measure wind direction