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25 Cards in this Set
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Atmosphere
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The layers of gas that surround Earth an other planets
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Chemical Weathering
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The process by which rocks and other objects break down as a result of chemical reactions.
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Convergent Boundary
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Forms when tectonic plates collide.
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Crust
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The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
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Delta
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A usually triangular mass of sediment, especially silt and sand, deposited at the mouth of a river.
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Deposition
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The process by which sediment carried by forces such as wind accumulates in a particular area.
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Desertification
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The transformation of arable or habitable land to desert as a result of destructive land use or climate change.
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Divergent Boundary
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Forms when two plates move away from each other.
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Earthquake
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The shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy in Earth’s crust
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Erosion
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The wearing away of Earth’s surface by the breakdown and transportation or rock and soil.
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Fossil
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The remains of a prehistoric plant or animal typically preserved in rock.
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Geosphere
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The part of Earth that includes the Earth’s internal structures, landforms, rocks and minerals.
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Glacier
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A huge mass of ice slowly flowing over a land mass
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Greenhouse effect
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Natural event that is responsible for the normal heating of the Earth’s surface and atmosphere.
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Hydrosphere
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All of the Earth’s water including oceans, groundwater, surface water, and water vapor.
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Igneous
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A Type of rock that forms from molten or partly molten material that cools and hardens.
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Lithosphere
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The outer part of the solid earth composed of rock; makes up the crust and outermost layer of the mantle.
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Mechanical Weathering
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Takes place when rocks are broken apart by physical force.
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Metamorphic
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A type of rock that forms from existing rock because of extreme changes caused by heat, pressure, or chemical environments.
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Mineral
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A solid inorganic substance occurring in nature and having a definite chemical composition, crystalline structure, color and hardness.
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Radioactive Dating
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Measurement of the amount of radioactive material that an object contains that is used to estimate the age of the object.
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Sedimentary
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Rock formed from layers of sediment that overlay and squeeze together or are chemically combined.
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Subduction
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The process in which one lithospheric plate slides under another.
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Transform Boundary
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A boundary between two lithospheric plates where the plates are sliding past each other.
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Weathering
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Process by which water, wind, and ice wear down rocks and other exposed surfaces.
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