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Earth Science Taxonomy

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ASTRONOMY

THE STUDY OF SPACE
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BASALT

AN IGNEOUS ROCK

CRUST

THE TOP LAYER OF WHERE WE LIVE

DIVERGENT

WHEN THE EARTHS CRUST PULLS APART AND CREATES NEW CRUSY

EXOSPHERE

A LAYER OF OUR ATMOSPHERE

FRONT

A STORMY, RAINY, OR CLOUDY WEATHER SYSTEM THAT MOVES
Photo by Philerooski

GEOLOGY

THE STUDY OF ROCKS

HUMIDITY

THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR HELD IN THE AIR
Photo by Rachid Lamzah

IGNEOUS ROCK

THE ROCK CREATED WHEN LAVA COOLS AND HARDENS
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JET STREAM

A NARROW BELT OF STRONG WINDS

KILOMETER

ONE THOUSAND METERS, USED FOR LENGTH
Photo by Patrick_Down

LITHOSPHERE

THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE
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METAMORPHIC ROCK

A TRANSFORMED ROCK CREATED BY HEAT AND PRESSURE DEEP IN THE EARTHS CRUST

NEPTUNE

AN OUTER PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

ORBIT

A CURVED PATH FOLLOWED BY A SATELLITE AS IT GOES AROUND THE EARTH
Photo by Aaron Escobar

PHYSICAL CHANGE

CAN GO BACK TO ORIGINAL FORM, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION HAS NOT CHANGED
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QUARTZ

A GLOSSY AND SHINY MINERAL

RADIATION

ENERGY TRANSFERRED BY RAYS

SATURN

THE PLANET WITH THE LARGEST RINGS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
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TRENCH

A LONG NARROW DEPRESSION IN THE SEAFLOOR
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UNIVERSE

ALL GALAXIES, SOLAR SYSTEMS, AMD EVERYTHING THAT OS COMPOSED OF THEM IN THE ENTIRE WORLD
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VOLCANO

WHEN LAVA SPILLS OUT OF A MOUNTAIN DUE TO TECTONIC PLATE MOVEMENT
Photo by Mickki

WEATHER

THE TEMPERATURES, STORMS, AND FRONTS CURRENTLY GOING ON IN THE WORLD
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XENON

AN ELEMENT IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
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YEAR

IT VARIES FOR EACH PLANET, BUT ON EARTH A YEAR IS 365.25 DAYS
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OZONE LAYER

THE LAYER IN OUR ATMOSPHERE THAT PROTECTS US FROM HARMFUL UV SUN RAYS
Photo by antwerpenR