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27 Cards in this Set
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What are wide areas of relatively flat land but they rise abruptly above surrounding lands, they also have poor soil and few resources?
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Plateau
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What are wide ares of level land, and is the most valuable land form for farmers?
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Plain
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What is the hot layer of the earth that has fluid materials?
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Mantle
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What is the solid part of the earth?
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Lithosphere
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What are features of land?
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Landform
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What is water on the earth's surface?
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Hydrosphere
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What is the thin outer part of the earth?
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Crust
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What does the bottom layer of the crust contain?
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Sima
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What does the top layer of the crust contain?
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Sial
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What layer of the earth is beneath the mantle?
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Core
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What does the outer layer of the core contain?
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Liquid
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What does the inner layer of the core contain?
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Solids
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What is the covering of air that surrounds our planet?
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Atmosphere
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What is sediment deposited by flowing water?
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Alluvium
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What is it called when the oceans flow into each other?
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World Ocean
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What is a partially enclosed arm of the ocean?
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Sea
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What are the 4 principal bodies of water?
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Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean
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What is unwilling to recognize the existence of a powerful Creator, who made all things for a purpose and who will judge His creation?
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Uniformitarianism
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What claims to explain events that supposedly occurred over hundreds of millions of years?
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Continental Drift Theory
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What is an island, usually large and high, that is formed near a continent out of the same landmass?
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Continental Island
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What is the degenerative process that contributes to the breaking up and alteration of rock material?
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Weathering
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What are wetland areas of standing water in which large trees grow?
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Swamp
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What are particles of sand, silk, and clay that are produced by weathering?
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Sediments
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What are wetland areas with standing water, grasses, and small water plants?
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Marsh
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What is soil ingredient produced by the slow decomposition of leaves and other organic materials?
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Humus
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What is a bend in a portion of the earth's crust caused by pressure?
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Fold
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What is a crack in the earth's surface when 2 pieces of land have moved in different directions?
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Fault
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