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36 Cards in this Set
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oceans,lakes,rivers,and other bodies of water
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hydrosphere
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lands make up a part of the earth,,,the earths crust
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lithosphere
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a layer of gases extending above the planets surface
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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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underwater extension of a coastal plain
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continental shelf
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center of the planet is a super hot liquid inter__?
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intercore
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next to the other core is a thick layer of hot dense rock
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mantle
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rocky shell forming the earth's surface
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crust
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the theory that the continents were joined and then slowly drifted apart
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continental drift
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all of the physical processes that create many of earths features
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plate tectonics
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molten rock
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magma
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the heavier sea plates dives beneath the lighter continental plate
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subduction
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pieces of earths crust come together slowly as the sea plates slide
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accretion
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreading
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bends,in layers of rock
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fold
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creating cracks in the earths crust
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fault
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breaking down rocks
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weathering
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wears away the earths surface by wind
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erosion
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large bodies of ice that move across the earths surface
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glacier
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large piles of rock and debris
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moraine
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when folded land cannot be beat any further
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faulting
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this regular movement of water
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water cycle
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the changing of liquid water into vapor of gas
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evaporation
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water vapor changes into liquid
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condensation
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rain snow or sleet depending on air temp
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presipitation
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moving the salt
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desalination
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fresh water that lies beneath the earths surface
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ground water
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underwater ground porons rock layer often saturated by ver slow flows of water
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aquifer
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located in the pacific ocean,and has more earthquakes and volcanic activity then any other place in the world
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the ring of fire
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highest point on earths surface himalaya mountains
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mount everst
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shore of ___ is the lowest point of dry land nd saltiest body of water
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dead sea
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earths deepest known depression under water, located in pacific ocean
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mariana trench
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located in the pacific ocean,and has more earthquakes and volcanic activity then any other place in the world
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the ring of fire
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highest point on earths surface himalaya mountains
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mount everst
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shore of ___ is the lowest point of dry land nd saltiest body of water
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dead sea
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earths deepest known depression under water, located in pacific ocean
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mariana trench
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