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73 Cards in this Set
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oceans , lakes rivers and other bodies of water make up this half of the earth
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hydrosphere
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the earths crust
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lithosphere
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the air we breathe is part of the earths layer of gasses exteneding above the earths surface
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atmosphere
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an under water extention of the coastal plain
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continental shelf
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center of the planet very hot but solid inner
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core
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thick layer of hot dense rock
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mantle
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outer layer
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crust
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theory that continents were together at one point and drifted apart
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contintal drift
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physical processe that create many of earths features
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plate tectonics
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molten rock
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magma
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the heavier sea plate dives beneath the lighter continental plate
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subduction
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earth pieces come together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accertion
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreading
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moving plates sometimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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the heavier sea plate dives beneath the lighter continental plate
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subduction
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earth pieces come together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accertion
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreading
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moving plates sometimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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earth piece4s came together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accretion
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreding
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moving plates smetimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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when the folded land cannot be bent any further
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faulting
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breacks down rocks
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weathering
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earth piece4s came together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accretion
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earth piece4s came together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accretion
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wears awa the earths surface
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erosion
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreding
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreding
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large bodies of ice that moves across the earth
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glacier
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moving plates smetimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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earth piece4s came together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accretion
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glaciers melt and recede leaves behined rocks an debris
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moraines
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moving plates smetimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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earth piece4s came together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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accretion
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when the folded land cannot be bent any further
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faulting
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types of wheathering
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physical and chemical
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreding
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sea plates pulling apart
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spreding
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moving plates smetimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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breacks down rocks
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weathering
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when the folded land cannot be bent any further
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faulting
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moving plates smetimes squeeze the earths surface until it buckels
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fold
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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when the folded land cannot be bent any further
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faulting
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breacks down rocks
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weathering
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wears awa the earths surface
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erosion
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wears awa the earths surface
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erosion
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breacks down rocks
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weathering
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large bodies of ice that moves across the earth
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glacier
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cracks in the earth
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fault
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glaciers melt and recede leaves behined rocks an debris
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moraines
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wears awa the earths surface
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erosion
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large bodies of ice that moves across the earth
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glacier
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when the folded land cannot be bent any further
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faulting
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glaciers melt and recede leaves behined rocks an debris
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moraines
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types of wheathering
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physical and chemical
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large bodies of ice that moves across the earth
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glacier
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breacks down rocks
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weathering
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types of wheathering
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physical and chemical
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glaciers melt and recede leaves behined rocks an debris
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moraines
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wears awa the earths surface
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erosion
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large bodies of ice that moves across the earth
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glacier
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types of wheathering
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physical and chemical
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glaciers melt and recede leaves behined rocks an debris
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moraines
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types of wheathering
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physical and chemical
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movement of water
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water cycle
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liquid into vapor or gas
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evaporation
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water vapor changes into liqid
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condonsation
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