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25 Cards in this Set
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Chemical Property
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The reactivity and/or corrosion of an object.
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Pangea
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The name of the super continent from which the theory of all the continents being joined together came from.
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Cirrus
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A wispy, feathery cloud
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Viscosity
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A liquid's resistance to flow.
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Plate Tectonics
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A theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere is in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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Drought
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Long periods of unusual low precipitation.
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Greenhouse Effect
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The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by gases that form a blanket around the earth.
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Wind-chill factor
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A measure of cooling combining temperature.
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Earthquake
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The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath the earth's surface.
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Atmosphere
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An envelope of gases that surrounds the planet.
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Pollutant
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A harmful substance found in the air, water, or soil.
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Barometer
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Used to measure air pressure.
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Keystone Species
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A species that influences the survival of any species in the ecosystem.
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Solid
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A definite shape and volume.
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Liquid
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Has a definite volume but no shape of its own.
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Natural Resource
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Anything in the environment that is used by people.
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Atoms
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The smallest particle of matter.
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Gas
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Has no definite volume or shape.
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Biodiversity
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The number of different species in an area.
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Volcano
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A weak spot in the earth's crust when molten material (magma) comes to the surface (lava).
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Sea-floor Spreading
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The process of the sea floor spreading apart along both sides of a mid-ocean ridge as new crust is added.
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Mantle
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A layer of hot rock between the crust and the core.
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Rock Cycle
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A series of processes on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another.
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Physical Property
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The shininess, malleability, ductibility, and conductibility of an object.
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Troposhere
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The atmospheric layer where weather occurs.
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