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21 Cards in this Set
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Hydrosphere
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Earths water
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Lithosphere
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Rocky outer layer of earth
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Biosphere
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Earth
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Energy
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Able to work or cause change
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Matter
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Bunched up atoms
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Waves
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Up and down motion
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Heat
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Transferred thermal energy
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Earth science
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The studies of earth |
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Topography
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Shape of land
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Elevation
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Height above sea level |
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Relief |
The difference in land spacing |
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Plain |
land made up of law relief
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Mountain
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Land form with high elevation
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Plateu
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High elevation more or less surface |
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Scale |
Relates to a map |
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Longitude |
parallel to the prime meridian |
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Latitude |
Parallel to the equator |
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Topographic map |
A detailed map of an area |
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Contour line |
Connects points on equal elevation |
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Contour interval |
Change in elevation from contour line to contour line |
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Index contours |
Elevation in round units |
