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26 Cards in this Set
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oceans,lakes,rivers and other bodies of water make up part of the earth
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hydrosphere
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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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atomsphere
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the part of earth that supports life is the biosphere
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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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very center of the planet
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core
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thicker layer of the hot denes rock
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mantle
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a very rocky shell forming earths surface
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crust
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physical process that create many of the earths physical features
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plate tectonics
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push up mountains and create volcanoes
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magma
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heavier sea plate dives beneath the ligther one
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subduction
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where continental and seaplates meet
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accretion
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sea plates also pull apart
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spreading
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moving plates sometimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckles
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fold
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plates grind or slide past each other creating crackles
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fault
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breaks down rocks
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wheathering
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wears away the earth
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erosion
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large bodies of ice that moves across the earhts surface
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glacier
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glaciers leave behind large piles of rock and debris
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moraine
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name given to the regular movement of water
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water cycle
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changing of liquid water into 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,or sleet
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precipitation
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freshwater by removing the salt
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desalination
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freshwater that lies beneath the earths surface
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groundwater
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underground porous rock layer often saturated by very slow flows of water
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aquifer
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