Earth

Astronomy GCSE vocabulary

How to sign: the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world";

Similiar / Same: globe, world

Categories: terrestrial planet

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How to sign: the solid part of the earth's surface
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground";

Similiar / Same: dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, land

Categories: object, physical object

Within this category: America, archipelago, beachfront, cape, coastal plain, floor, foreland, forest, hills, island, isthmus, landmass, mainland, neck, oxbow, peninsula, plain, slash, wonderland

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How to sign: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church";

Similiar / Same: ground

Categories: material, stuff

Within this category: diatomaceous earth, moraine, saprolite, soil

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How to sign: a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)

Similiar / Same: ground

Categories: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion