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12 Cards in this Set
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THE STUDY OF THE EARTH
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GEOLOGY
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SCIENTISTS WHO STUDY THE EARTH
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GEOLOGIST
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THE OUTER LAYER OF THE EARTH
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CRUST
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THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE CRUST AND THE MANTLE
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MOHO OR MOHOROVICIC DISCONTINUITY
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THE INNERMOST REGION OF THE EARTH
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CORE
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A MIXTURE OF BROKE-DOWN ROCKS AND DECOMPOSED PLANTS AND ANIMALS
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SOIL
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THE PROCESS BY WHICH NEW SOIL IS FORMED
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WEATHERING
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TYPE OF WEATHERING CAUSED BY ICE, FLOWING WATER; OR WINDBLOWN SAND
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PHYSICAL WEATHERING
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UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN RANGES WHERE PLATES OF THE EARTH'S CRUST ARE THOUGHT TO BE MVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
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MID-OCEAN RIDGE
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MANTLE
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REGION OF THE EARTH'S INTERIOS LAYING BETWEEN THE CRUST AND CORE. THE ROCK TEMPERATURE VARIES FROM 1000-4000 F AND FLOWS LIKE PLASTIC
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WHICH PART OF THE EARTH'S CORE IS SOLID? WHICH PART IS LIQUID
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THE INNER CORE IS SOLID, THE OUTER CORE IS LIQUID.
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EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL WEATHERING
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PHYSICAL WEATHERING IS WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN DOWN PHYSICAL CHANGE. CHEMCIAL WEATHERING IS WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY CHEMICAL CHANGE.
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