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when water or wind moves broken pieces of land, soil, and rock over the surface of the planet.
Erosion
Over time, wind and water help to break down soil, rocks, and land. This is known as
weathering
The motion of warm and cool water across the planet is known as the ______________
Global Conveyor Belt
The warmest air and water on Earth can be found along the
Equator
As the sea water gets colder and saltier its density increases and it starts to _____ towards the poles.
sink
A measurement of how much mass and space an object takes up
density
True/False: The movement of global air current is also the movement of water through the atmosphere and water cycle
True
Earth is constantly rotating, the rotation affects currents. The air currents are pushed to the right, in the direction of rotation. This is the ________
Coriolis Effect
As water gradually cools it sinks down to the ___________ of Earth.
poles
True/False: Warmer air rises, cooler air sinks
True
A way that heat travels in fluids (liquids/gasses)
Convection
The ______________ is an imaginary line that divides the earth into halves.
Equator
____________ energy is the energy given off by the Sun.
Solar
As water is evaporated by the sun and lifted into the atmosphere, ___________ pulls the water back to Earth in the form of precipitation.
gravity
Large, slow moving masses of snow and ice are known as
glaciers
The majority of water on Earth is being __________in the forms of Rivers, Lakes, Oceans Groundwater Ice Caps
stored
