Land Forms

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continents

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The main landmasses on earth such as Africa North America and Asia

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core

Back 2

Earths center made up of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.

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crust

Back 3

the thin outer layer of earth

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Igneous rock

Back 4

rock formed by the hardening of hot molten lava.

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Erosion

Back 5

the process of transporting and wearing away rocks or soil as loose particles are moved by water wind ice or gravity.

Front 6

land forms

Back 6

natural formations on earths surface such as valleys plateaus mountains plains hills and glaciers.

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magma

Back 7

melted liquid rock beneath earths surface

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mantle

Back 8

the semisolid layer of earth that lies between the outer crust and the core.

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metamorphic rock

Back 9

rock formed by exposing igneous or sedimentary rock to extreme heat and pressure.

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plates

Back 10

large sheets of rock that make up earths crust.

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plate tectonics

Back 11

the theory that the large sections of plates of earths crust are carried by moving magma in earths mantle.

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rock cycle

Back 12

the series of changes that rock undergoes as it shifts between different forms.

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sedimentary rock

Back 13

rock formed when sediment is compacted.

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volcano

Back 14

a place in earths crust where gases ash and lava spew onto the surface.

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weathering

Back 15

the process of wearing away or otherwise changing earths surface from exposure to natural forces.