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| List the time zone of the continental U.S.from west to east. | Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern |
| The earth's spinning on its tilted axis causes? | seasons |
| If it is 2:00 in the Eastern time zone, what time is it in the Pacific time zone | 11:00 |
| What is universal time? | The time region surrounding the Prime Meridian. |
| The rotation of Earth on its axis causes? | day & night |
| What is one positive affect of weathering and erosion? | provides fertile soil |
| This theory causes continental plates to move in different directions? | Plate Tectonic Theory |
| What land form is created by deposition? | beaches |
| The breakdown of the physical structure of a rock is called? | Mechanical Weathering |
| What are some causes of mechanical weathering? | water, ice, wind |
| When rainwater dissolves rock, or changes the chemical make up of rocke it is called? | Chemical Weathering |
| This land form is often found between mountains? | Valleys |
| The thinnest layer of the earth's crust is found _?_. | below the ocean floor |
| When it is daylight on one side of the earth, it must be.... | night time on the other side of earth |
| Identify the layers of earth starting with the inner most layer. | Core (inner - outer), Mantle, Crust |
| Greenwich Mean Time is located on this line of latitude? | Prime Meridian ) 0 degrees |
| This layer of the earth consist on two parts, one part is solid and the other is liquid? | Core |
| This layer of the earth protects the core? | Mantle |
| The movement of continental plates creates pressure causing ? | Volcanic eruptions |
| When plates slide against one another, it causes? | Earthquakes |
| When two continental plates collide the result is ...? | formation of mountains |
| The earth moves around the sun in an _?_, that takes 365 1/4 days. | orbit |
| A thick layer of gases air? | Atmosphere |
| Large areas of flat or gently rolling land? | Plains |
| Mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land? | Plateau |
| Is a point at which, everywhere on Earth, days and nights are nearly equal in length? | March Equinox in Northern Hemisphere |
| On September 23, teh sun is again directly overhead at noon on the Equator, and all of Earth has days and nights of equal length? | September Equinox in Northern Hemispher |
| The Earth is divided into how many time zones? | 24 |
