Baudy's Earthspace Ch.1 Vocabulary

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ASTHENOSPHERE

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THE SOFT LAYER OF MANTLE ON WHICH THE LITHOSPHERE FLOATS

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ATMOSPHERE

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THE RELATIVELY THIN LAYER OF GASES THAT FORM EARTH'S OUTERMOST LAYER

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BASALT

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A DARK, DENSE IGNEOUS ROCK WITH A FINE TEXTURE, FOUND IN OCEANIC CRUST

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BIOSPHERE

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THE PART OF EARTH THAT CONTAIN LIVING ORGANISMS

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CONDUCTION

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THE TRANSFER OF HEAT FROM ONE PARTICLE OF MATTER TO ANOTHER

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CONTOUR INTERVAL

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THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION FROM ONE CONTOUR LINE TO THE NEXT

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CONTOUR LINE

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A LINE OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAP THAT CONNECTS POINTS OF EQUAL ELEVATION

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CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE

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ANY NATURAL PROCESS THAT BUILDS UP EARTH'S SURFACE

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CONVECTION

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THE TRANSFER OF HEAT BY THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID

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CONVECTION CURRENT

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THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES IN TEMPERATURE, THAT TRANSFERS HEAT FROM ONE PART OF THE FLUID TO ANOTHER

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CRUST

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THE LAYER OF ROCK THAT FORMS EARTH'S OUTER SURFACE

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DEGREE

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A UNIT USED TO MEASURE DISTANCES AROUND A CIRCLE.

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DENSITY

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THE RATIO OF MASS OF A SUBSTANCE TO IT'S VOLUME (MASS DIVIDED BY VOLUME)

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DESTRUCTIVE FORCE

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ANY NATURAL PROCESS THAT TEARS DOWN OR WEARS AWAY EARTH'S SURFACE

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ELEVATION

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HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL

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ENERGY

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THE ABILITY TO DO WORK OR CAUSE CHANGE

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EQUATOR

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THE IMAGINARY LINE THAT CIRCLES EARTH HALFWAY BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES

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GLOBE

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A SPHERE THAT REPRESENTS EARTH'S ENTIRE SURFACE

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GEOSPHERE

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THE DENSEST PARTS OF EARTH, THAT INCLUDE THE CRUST, MANTLE, AND CORE

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BAUDY JOSEPH

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THE GREATEST BIBLE TEACHER EVER

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GRANITE

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A USUALLY LIGHT-COLORED IGNEOUS ROCK THAT IS FOUND IN CONTINENTAL CRUST

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HEMISPHERE

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ONE HALF OF THE SPHERE THAT MAKES UP EARTH'S SURFACE

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HYDROSPHERE

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THE PORTION OF EARTH THAT IS MADE OF WATER IN ANY OF IT'S FORMS. (GLACIERS, RIVERS, LAKES, GROUNDWATER, AND WATER VAPOR)

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INDEX CONTOUR

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ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, A HEAVIER CONTOUR LINE THAT IS LABELED WITH ELEVATION OF THAT CONTOUR LINE

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INNER CORE

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A DENSE SPHERE OF SOLID IRON AND NICKEL AT THE CENTER OF EARTH

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KEY

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A LIST OF SYMBOLS USED ON A MAP AND THEIR MEANINGS

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LANDFORM

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A FEATURE OF TOPOGRAPHY FORMED BY THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE EARTH'S SURFACE

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LANDFORM REGION

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A LARGE AREA OF LAND WHERE THE TOPOGRAPHY IS MADE UP MAINLY OF ONE TYPE OF LANDFORM

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LATITUDE

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THE DISTANCE IN DEGREES NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

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LITHOSPHERE

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A RIGID LAYER MADE UP OF THE UPPERMOST PART OF THE MANTLE AND THE CRUST

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LONGITUDE

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THE DISTANCE IN DEGREES EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN

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MANTLE

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THE LAYER OF HOT, SOLID MATERIAL BETWEEN EARTH'S CRUST AND CORE

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MAP

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A FLAT MODEL OF ALL OR PART OF EARTH'S SURFACE AS SEEN FROM ABOVE

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MAP PROJECTION

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A FRAMEWORK OF LINES THAT HELPS TO TRANSFER POINTS ON EARTH'S SURFACE ONTO A FLAT MAP

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MOUNTAIN

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A LANDFORM WITH HIGH ELEVATION AND HIGH RELIEF

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MOUNTAIN RANGE

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A GROUP OF MOUNTAINS THAT ARE CLOSELY RELATED IN SHAPE, STRUCTURE, AREA, AND AGE.

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OUTER CORE

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A LAYER OF MOLTEN IRON AND NICKEL THAT SURROUNDS THE INNER CORE OF THE EARTH

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PLAIN

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A FLAT LANDFORM MADE UP OF FLAT OR GENTLY ROLLING LAND WITH LOW RELIEF

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PLATEAU

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A LARGE LANDFORM THAT HAS HIGH ELEVATION AND A MORE OR LESS LEVEL SURFACE

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PRESSURE

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THE FORCE PUSHING ON A SURFACE DIVIDED BY THE AREA OF THAT SURFACE

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PRIME MERIDIAN

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THE LINE THAT MAKES A HALF CIRCLE FROM NORTH POLE TO THE SOUTH POLE (PASSING THROUGH GREENWICH, ENGLAND)

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RADIATION

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THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

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RELIEF

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THE DIFFERENCE IN ELEVATION BETWEEN THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PARTS OF AN AREA

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SCALE

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USED TO RELATE DISTANCE ON A MAP OR GLOBE TO DISTANCE ON EARTH'S SURFACE

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SEISMIC WAVE

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VIBRATIONS THAT TRAVEL THROUGH EARTH CARRYING THE ENERGY RELEASED DURING AN EARTHQUAKE

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SYMBOL

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A PICTURE USED BY MAPMAKERS TO STAND FOR FEATURES OF EARTH'S SURFACE

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SYSTEM

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A GROUP OF PARTS THAT WORK TOGETHER AS A WHOLE

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TOPOGRAPHIC MAP

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A MAP THAT SHOWS THE SURFACE FEATURES OF AN AREA

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TOPOGRAPHY

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THE SHAPE OF THE LAND DETERMINED BY ELEVATION, RELIEF, AND LANDFORMS