galaxy that is disc-shaped with a thin disk with long arms; gas and dust rotate around the central hub of the galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
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intense low pressure areas that form over warm ocean waters in the summer and early fall; a powerful, spiraling storm.
Hurricane
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seesaw
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gift
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shark
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lifesaver
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broken pieces of lithosphere; movement caused by convection currents in the asthenosphere
Tectonic Plates
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huge galaxy with no regular shape
Irregular Galaxy
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a large group of stars, dust and gases in the universe held together by gravity
Galaxy
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movement of air in the atmosphere caused by convection currents
Wind
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where one plate moves under another; a deep ocean trench is formed
Subduction Zone
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thief
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shark
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gift
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lifesaver
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show elevation of land with shape and spacing of contour lines; closer lines mean steeper slopes; flat places have widely spaced lines; series of increasingly smaller closed loops indicates hill or mountain
Topographic Map
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moon phase that occurs when all of the Moon's surface facing Earth reflects light; the Moon appears completely lit
Full Moon
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the movment of sediment; removes pieces of Earth from one pace and builds land in another; agents: gravity, ice, wind, water
Erosion
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boom
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star
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gift
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banana
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medium sized star; located near edge of galaxy; many thousands of times closer to Earth than any other star; provides energy that creates convection currents in atmosphere and oceans
Sun
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forms when other rocks are heated and squeezed together; requires heat and pressure