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20 Cards in this Set
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____ the air the covers the Earth
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atmosphere
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____the water on the Earth
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hydrosphere
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____ thin layer of the Earth's skin
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crust
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_____the inner part of the Earth
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core
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____ wide areas of level land.
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plain
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____wide areas of flat land that rise abruptly.
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plateaus
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_____main landmasses on Earth.
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continents
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_______ variations in the landscape.
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landforms
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_________ many mountains that are together.
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mountain ranges
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________ are rivers that "feed" other rivers.
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tributaries
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_____bodies of water enclosed by land.
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rivers
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____ arms of the ocean partially enclosed by land.
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seas
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____ a sheltered body of deep water next to shore.
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harbor
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___ ___ ____ the Earth's plates pulled apart from one another.
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Plate tectonics theory
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_____ deep craks in the Earth's surface.
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Faults
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____ __ ____ stated that at one time there was one large land mass called Pangea and it broke apart.
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continental drift theory
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______ the breakdown of rocks by water, plants, temperature and ice.
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weathering
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_____ thin layer of Earth's surface where plants grow.
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soil
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__ ____ region where it does not get too hot or too cold.
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Temperate Zone
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__ ___ receives very little sunlight in winter, very cold.
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Polar Region
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