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Chapter 9, MacGrawHill Science

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Solar systemSun and the objects travelling around it
GravityForce of attraction between two objects
InertiaTendency of a moving object to keep moving in a straight line
LithosphereThe hard, outer layer of earth, about 100km thick
CrustRocky surface that makes up the top of the lithosphere
HydrosphereEarth's water
AtmosphereGases surrounding the earth
OrbitPath of a planet
AsteroidsRocky fragments, between Mars and Jupiter
CometMass of frozen gases, dust and rock particles that orbits the sun
Newton's Law of Universal GravitationExplains the behaviour of planets in the solar system
MoonCauses tides in earth's oceans
Apollo 11Carried first men to the Moon in 1969
Gravity and InertiaKeep planets in their orbits
FaultCrack in the crust
GeologistScientist who studies the earth
MagmaHot, molten rock deep below Earth's surface
LavaMagma that reaches the earth's surface
San Andreas faultFault in California that causes earthquakes
Fold mountainsMontains formed of crumpled and folded layers of rock
Fault-block mountainsFormed when tension causes blocks of crust to break apart and move



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