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27 Cards in this Set
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mountain
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an elevated area of land, higher than a hill, with sloping sides
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valley
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an area of land lower in elevation tahn its surroundings
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plateau
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a fairly flat area above surrounding land
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plain
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a large, flat are of land, usually without trees
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canyon
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a valley with very steep walls
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bay
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a body of ocean water mostly surrounded by land and smaller than a sea or ocean
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peninsula
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a finger-like projection of land surrounded on three sides by water
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lagoon
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a shallow body of salt water mostly or completely surrounded by land
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strait
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a narrow passage of ocean water joining two larger bodies of water
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island
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land completely surrounded by water
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archipelago
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a group or chain of islands
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time
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interval between two events
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volume
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amount of space occupied by an object
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mass
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amount of matter in an object
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density
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mass per unit of volume
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meter
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SI unit of length
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kilogram
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SI unit of mass
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derived
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units obtained by combining other units
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liter
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unit used to express volume
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second
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SI unit of time
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kelvin
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SI unit of temperature
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length
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distance between two points
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balance
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instrument used to measure mass
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meterstick
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tool used to measure length
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thermometer
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instrument used to measure temperature
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Celsius
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tempertaure scale of most laboratory thermometers
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graph
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a visual display of data or information
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