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35 Cards in this Set
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Hydrosphere
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The water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
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Lithosphere
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Solid portion of the earth
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Atmosphere
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Gaseous envelope surrounding Earth, air
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Biosphere
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the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life.
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Eurasia
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The prehistoric continent formed by Europe and Asia
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Isthmus of Panama
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Panama Canal
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Sinai Peninsula
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Triangular Peninsula in Egypt
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Continental Shelf
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The continental shelf is the extended perimeter of each continent and associated coastal plain
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Mount Everest
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Earth's highest mountain
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Mariana Trench
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Deepest part of Earth's oceans
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Deep Sea
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Earth's lowest level on land
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Core
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The center and most inner layer of the Earth
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Mantle
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Between crust and core
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Crust
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The most outer layer
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Continental Drift
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The drift of continents caused by tectonic plates.
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Plate tectonics
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Plates in Earth that have the capability to shift the largest land masses
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Folds
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Folds in Earth
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Faults
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Changes in weather from the environment
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Weathering
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Processes that cause rocks to erode
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Erosion
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The cause from rocks and landmasses getting beat down and moving
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Glaciers
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Huge sheets of ice
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Moraines
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a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
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Water Cycle
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The cycle that water goes through to keep precipitation levels at an average
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Evaporation
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Water getting heated
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Condensation
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Water losing liquids to the other side
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Glaciers
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Huge sheets of ice
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Moraines
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a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
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Water Cycle
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The cycle that water goes through to keep precipitation levels at an average
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Evaporation
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Water getting heated
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Condensation
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Water losing liquids to the other side
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Precipitation
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Clouds releasing its water
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Atlantic
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West Ocean
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Pacific
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Center Ocean
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Arctic
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North and South Ocean
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Indian
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Eastern Ocean
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