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33 Cards in this Set
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air mass
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a very large body of air
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air pressure
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the weight of the air
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atmosphere
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the layer of air round the earth
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climate
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the average weather over many years
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condense
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gas becoming liquid
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conservative boundary
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where two plates slide past each other
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constructive boundary
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where two plates move apart from each other
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depression
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an area of low air pressure
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destructive boundary
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where an oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
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drought
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a long period of dry weather
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erosion
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wearing away of the land
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evaporate
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liquid turning to gas
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field work
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an enquiry which takes place outside the classroom
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flood plain
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the flat area either side of the river which is regularly flooded
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front
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the boundary between warm and cool air masses
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function
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the activities of a settlement
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infiltration
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the movement of water from surface to underground
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interception
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raindrops landing on plants, trees and buildings
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levee
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an embankment next to a river channel
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longshore drift
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a movement of sand and pebbles along the beach
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meander
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a bend in a river
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plate boundary
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the point where two tectonic plates meet
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plate tectonics
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the theory explaining how the earths crust is able to move
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relief
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the height and shape of the land
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river basin
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an area of land drained by a river
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river cliff
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a steep, undercut area on the outside of a river meander
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run off
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the movement of the water across a surface
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slip off slope
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a gently sloping area formed on the inside of a river meander
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source
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the beginning of a river
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stack
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a pillar of rock which stands in the sea
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tectonic plate
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a large, rigid section of the earths crust
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water table
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the upper surface of water in the ground
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weathering
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the breakdown of the rocks by weather, plants and animals
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