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19 Cards in this Set
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freshwater |
water without salt |
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glaciers |
large areas of slow moving ice |
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surface water |
water in streams, rivers, and lakes |
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precipitation |
rain, hail, sleet, or snow |
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groundwater |
water found under earth's surface |
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water vapor |
water that occurs as an invisible gas |
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the water cycle |
the movement of earth's water to the atmosphere and back |
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solar energy |
energy from the sun |
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rotation |
a complete spin on earth's axis |
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revolution |
a trip around the sun |
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lattitude |
the distance from the equator |
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tropics |
regions close to the equator |
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landforms |
shapes on the earths surface |
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continents |
large land masses |
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plate tectonics |
a dozen of slow moving plates |
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lava |
magma that reached earths surface |
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earthquakes |
sudden violent movement on earths crust |
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weathering |
water making rocks smaller |
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erosion |
sediment moving from one place to another |
