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26 Cards in this Set
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oceans lakes rivers and others
bodies of water |
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
earths atmosphere |
atmosphere
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the part of earth that supports
life |
biosphere
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is an under water extension of the coastal plain
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continetal shelf
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ther very cente of the planet
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core
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next to the outercore is a THICK layerof hotsists of silicon
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mantle
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a rocky shell forming the earths surface
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crust
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the theory that the continents were once joined the drifted apart
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continents drifts
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refers to all physical processes that create many of the earths features
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plate tectonic
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is pused into the mantle then ridges formed
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magma
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the heavier sea plate beneath the lighter continental plate
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subduction
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pieces of the earths crust come together
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accretion
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sea plates also can pull apart in a process
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spreading
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this flods bens in layers of rocks
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fold
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plates may gride or slide passt each other creating cracks
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fault
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breaks down rocks and ersoion
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weathering
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or the large body of water that moves across the earths surface
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glacier
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when glaciers melt and reced they leave this all over
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moraineer
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is the name given to this regular movement of water
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water cycle
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is the changing of liquid water into vapor or gas
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evaporation
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so the excess water vapor changes into a liquid water
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condensation
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rain snow or sleet depinding on the air temperatures and the wind conditions
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precipation
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turns salt water into fresh water
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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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and groundwater are important sources of freshwater
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aquifier
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