SW Unit 2 Planet Earth Vocab

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Scientist studying weather

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Meteorologist

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A group of islands

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archipelagoes

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Theory of Earth's tectonic plates moving over billions of years

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Plate Tectonic Theory

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Theory of continents drifting across oceans

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Continental Drift Theory

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Theory of Earth's original supercontinent

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Pangaea

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A narrow strip of land with sea on both sides.

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isthmus

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A massive, irregular slab on Earth, made of continental land and oceans.

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Time zones

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Land surrounded by water on 3 sides

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peninsula

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Almost or entirely surrounded by land; no coastline or seaport.

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landlocked

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A narrow water passage connecting two seas or large water areas.

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strait