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20 Cards in this Set
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Oceans, lakes, rivers, other bodies of water that make up a part of earth
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Hydrosphere
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Land makes up a part of the earth
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Lithosphere
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The air we breathe is part of the earth's atmosphere
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Atmosphere
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The part of earth that supports life
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Biosphere
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Is an underwater extension of the coastal plain
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Continental Shelf
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At the very center of the planet is a super-hot but solid inner core
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Core
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Next to the outer core is a thick layer of hot, dense rock
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Mantle
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The outer layer a rocky shell forming the earth's surface
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Crust
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The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowy drifted apart
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Contiental Drift
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Refer to all of the physical processes that create many of the earth's physical features
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Plate Tectonies
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Oceans, lakes, rivers, other bodies of water that make up a part of earth
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Hydrosphere
|
|
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Land makes up a part of the earth
|
Lithosphere
|
|
|
The air we breathe is part of the earth's atmosphere
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Atmosphere
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|
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The part of earth that supports life
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Biosphere
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|
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Is an underwater extension of the coastal plain
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Continental Shelf
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|
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At the very center of the planet is a super-hot but solid inner core
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Core
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Next to the outer core is a thick layer of hot, dense rock
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Mantle
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The outer layer a rocky shell forming the earth's surface
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Crust
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|
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The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowy drifted apart
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Contiental Drift
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Refer to all of the physical processes that create many of the earth's physical features
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Plate Tectonies
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