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18 Cards in this Set
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Middle layer of the earth made up of thick hot rock
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mantle
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melted rock
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magma
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large land areas
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continents
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Theory in geology that the earths crust is made up of huge, moving plates of rock
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plate tectonics
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cracks in the earth's crust
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fault
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violent shaking of the earth
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earthquake
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huge waves caused by an earthquakes on the ocean floor
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tsunamis
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process by which surface rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by water, chemicals, or frost.
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weathering
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weathering away the earth's surface by water, wind, and ice
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erosion
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flat landform whose surface is raised above the surrounding land, with a steep cliff on one side
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plateau
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a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land.
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isthmus
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a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
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peninsula
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a narrow body of water between two pieces of land
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strait
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air surrounding the Earth
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atmosphere
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center layer of the earth, made of hot iron and nickel. Has two sections and inner and outer
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core
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outer layer of the earth
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crust
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A kind of land, such as a plain, hill, mountain, valley, peninsula, river, lake, or island
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landforms
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a body of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water
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island
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