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55 Cards in this Set
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All bodies of water on Earth make up the...
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Hydrosphere
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All land on Earth makes up the...
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Lithosphere
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All parts of Earth that support life...
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Biosphere
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Underneath extension of coastal plain
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Continental Shelf
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Hot, solid, center of Earth
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Core
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Hot, dense rock, next to outer core
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Mantle
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Outer layer
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Crust
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Theory that continents were once one then slowly drifted apart
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Continental Drift
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All physical processes that create many of Eather's physical features
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Plate tectonics
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Molten rock under mantle
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Magma
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Heavier sea plate dives beneath lighter continental plate
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Subduction
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Earth's crust comes together slowly as sea plate slides under continental plate
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Accretion
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When sea plates pull apart
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Spreading
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Bends in layers of rock
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Fold
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Cracks in plates in Earth's crust
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Fault
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Folded land can't be bent any further
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Faulting
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Breaking down of rocks
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Weathering
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Wears away Earth's surface by wind, glaciers, & moving water
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Erosion
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Large piles of rock & debris left behind by glaciers when they melt
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Moraine
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Regular movement of water
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Water cycle
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All bodies of water on Earth make up the...
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Hydrosphere
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All land on Earth makes up the...
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Lithosphere
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All parts of Earth that support life...
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Biosphere
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Underneath extension of coastal plain
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Continental Shelf
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Hot, solid, center of Earth
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Core
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Hot, dense rock, next to outer core
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Mantle
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Outer layer
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Crust
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Theory that continents were once one then slowly drifted apart
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Continental Drift
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All physical processes that create many of Eather's physical features
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Plate tectonics
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Molten rock under mantle
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Magma
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Change of liquid water into vapor or gas
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Evaporation
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Water vapor changes into liquid water
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Condensation
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Rain, snow, sleetm, hail depending on temperature and wind conditions
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Precipitation
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Turning ocean water into fresh water by removing salt
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Desalination
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Freshwater lying under Earth's surface, comes from rain & melted snow that filters through the soil & from water that seeps into the ground from lakes & rivers
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Ground water
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Underground porous rock layer of ten saturated by very slow flows of water
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Aquifer
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What is the percent of water on Earth?
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70%
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What percent of water is salt water?
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97%
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What percent of water is fresh water?
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3%
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What percent of water is frozen or in glaciers?
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2%
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Part of Pacific Ocean with the most earthquakes and volcanoes in the world
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Ring of Fire
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What planet is Earth from the sun?
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3rd
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How many miles is Earth from the sun?
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93 million miles
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What # does Earth rank in size?
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5th
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What are the 3 types of planets?
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Dwarf, terrestrial, and gas giant
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What are other objects in the Solar System besides planets?
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Asteroids, comets, and meteoroids
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Small, irregularly shaped, planet-like objects
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Asteroids
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Icy dust particles, frozen gases with tail
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Comet
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Space debris- chunks of iron and rock
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Meteoroids
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In Himalayas(highest point on Earth)
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Mount Everest
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The higher a mountain is the _______ it is
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Younger
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The lower a mountain is the _____ it is
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Older
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Lowest dry land on Earth
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Shore of the Dead Sea
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Saltiest body of water
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Dead Sea
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Deepest underwater point in Pacific Ocean on Earth
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Mariana Trench
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