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What causes ocean tides?

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What causes ocean tides?

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The Earth rotating while the Moon and Sun's gravitational pull acts on ocean water.

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satellite

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A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet

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How much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

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70%

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Name the Earth's spheres-

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atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere

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atmosphere

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A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

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revolution

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Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the sun

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Earth

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the only planet that can sustain life

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solar energy

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energy that comes from the sun

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Biosphere

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consists of all life on earth

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How long is one complete spin of the Earth on its axis?

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24 hours

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Moon

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A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.

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rotation

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The spinning of Earth on its axis

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leap year

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Year that has an extra day; occurs every fourth year

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environment

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the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. the Earth's four spheres make up this-

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Gravity

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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

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oblate spheroid

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shape of the earth, a slightly flattened sphere

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Milky Way

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A large spiral galaxy that is home to Earth and the rest of our solar system, and about a trillion stars.

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Lithosphere

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the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

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planets

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Major bodies that orbit a star

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Name the seasons

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winter, spring, summer, fall

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Lobbying

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Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators, and the policies they enact.

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Hydrosphere

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All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans

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How long does the Earth take to revolve around the sun?

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365 and 1/4 days

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solar system

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sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

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Solstice

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Time when the Sun is farthest from the equator.

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Glaciers

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huge, slow moving sheets of ice

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Equinox

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The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun

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Dwarf planet with a rocky core

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Pluto

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Moons are natural _________.

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satellites

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tropics

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Warm, low-latitude areas near the equator

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polar regions

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high-latitude, cold regions around the north and south poles

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