Chapter 2
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solar energy
energy from the sun
latitude
noun
rotation revolution
noun one complete trip of
Earth around the sun noun one complete spin of
Earth on its axis distance north or south of Earth’s equator noun
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latitude
noun regions close to the equator
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freshwater
water without salt noun
glaciers
large areas of slow moving ice noun
surface water
water found in streams, rivers or lakes noun
precipitation
water that falls to
Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail noun
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groundwater water cycle
noun water found below
Earth’s surfaqce
water vapor
noun water that occurs in the air as an invisible gas movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back noun
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landforms
shapes such as hills or mountains on Earth’s surface noun
continents
large landmasses
plate tectonics
noun theory that Earth’s surface is divided into a dozen or so slowmoving plates or pieces of Earth’s crust noun
lava
liquid rock from deep inside Earth that reaches the surface noun
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earthquakes
noun
weathering
process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces noun sudden, violent movements of the
Earth’s crust
erosion
movement of sediment from one location to another noun
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