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Hydrosphere
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All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
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Lithosphere
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The crust and upper mantle of the earth.
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Hydrosphere
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All the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
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atmosphare
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1.The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet: "part of the sun's energy is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere".
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Biosphere
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The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or other planet occupied by living organisms.
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Lithosphere
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The crust and upper mantle of the earth.
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Eurasia
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term used to describe the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.
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atmosphare
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1.The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet: "part of the sun's energy is absorbed by the earth's atmosphere".
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Isthmus of Panama
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the isthmus that connects Central America and South America
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Biosphere
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The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or other planet occupied by living organisms.
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Sinai Peninsula
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a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea
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Eurasia
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term used to describe the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia.
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Continental Shelf
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The area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.
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Isthmus of Panama
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the isthmus that connects Central America and South America
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Mount Everest
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the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high).
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Dead Sea
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A salt lake or inland sea in the Jordan valley. Its surface is 1,300 feet (400 m) below sea level.
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Sinai Peninsula
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a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea
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Continental Shelf
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The area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.
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Mount Everest
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the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high).
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Dead Sea
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A salt lake or inland sea in the Jordan valley. Its surface is 1,300 feet (400 m) below sea level.
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moraines
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A mass of rocks and sediment deposited by a glacier, typically as ridges at its edges or extremity.
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water cycle
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The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain
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Evaporation
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vaporization: the process of becoming a vapor.
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Condensation
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1.Water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
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Precipitation
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2.Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
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Pacific
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2.Of or relating to the Pacific Ocean:
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Atlantic
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Of or adjoining the Atlantic Ocean: "an Atlantic storm"; "the Atlantic coast of Europe".
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Indian
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Of or relating to the indigenous peoples of America.
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artic
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The regions around the North Pole.
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