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oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
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Hydrosphere
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the Earth's crust
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Lithosphere
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a layer of gases extending above the planets surface
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Atmosphere
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part of Earth that supports life
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Biosphere
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underwater extension of coastal plain
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Continental shelf
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a narrow strip of land
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Isthmus of Panama
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the human made Suez canal separates Africa and Asia.
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Sinai Peninsula
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the highest point on Earth
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Mount Everest
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lowest dry land point on Earth is the sure
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Dead Sea
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a narrow, underwater canyon
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Mariana Trench
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super hot but solid center of the earth
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Core
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next to the outer core - a 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 of continents once being joined
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Continental drift
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refers to all physical processes that create many of Earth's physical features
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Plate tectonics
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a molten rock
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Magna
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the heavier sea plate dives beneath the lighter plate
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Subduction
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pieces of earth's crust come together slowly as the sea plate slides under the continental plate
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Accretion spreading
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bends
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Fold
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cracks in the earth's crust
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Fault
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occurs when the folded land cannot bend any further
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faulting
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breaks down rocks
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Weathering
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wears away the Earth's surface
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Erosion
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large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
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Glacier
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large piles of rocks and debris
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Moraine
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mounted ranges in South Asia
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Himalaya
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one famous fault in California
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San Andreas Fault
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occurs when the folded land cannot bend any further
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faulting
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one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet
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Ring of Fire
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breaks down rocks
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Weathering
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the name given to this regular movement of water
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Water cycle
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wears away the Earth's surface
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Erosion
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the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas
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Evaporation
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large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
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Glacier
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large piles of rocks and debris
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Moraine
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mounted ranges in South Asia
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Himalaya
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one famous fault in California
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San Andreas Fault
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one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet
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Ring of Fire
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occurs when the folded land cannot bend any further
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faulting
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the name given to this regular movement of water
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Water cycle
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breaks down rocks
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Weathering
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the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas
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Evaporation
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wears away the Earth's surface
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Erosion
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large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
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Glacier
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large piles of rocks and debris
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Moraine
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occurs when the folded land cannot bend any further
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faulting
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occurs when the folded land cannot bend any further
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faulting
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mounted ranges in South Asia
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Himalaya
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breaks down rocks
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Weathering
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breaks down rocks
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Weathering
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one famous fault in California
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San Andreas Fault
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wears away the Earth's surface
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Erosion
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wears away the Earth's surface
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Erosion
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one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet
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Ring of Fire
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large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
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Glacier
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large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
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Glacier
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the name given to this regular movement of water
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Water cycle
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large piles of rocks and debris
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Moraine
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large piles of rocks and debris
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Moraine
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mounted ranges in South Asia
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Himalaya
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the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas
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Evaporation
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one famous fault in California
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San Andreas Fault
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|
mounted ranges in South Asia
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Himalaya
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|
one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet
|
Ring of Fire
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|
one famous fault in California
|
San Andreas Fault
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|
the name given to this regular movement of water
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Water cycle
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one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet
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Ring of Fire
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the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas
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Evaporation
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the name given to this regular movement of water
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Water cycle
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the changing of liquid water into vapor, or gas
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Evaporation
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excess water vapor changing into liquid water
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Condensation
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rain, snow, or sleet
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Precipitation
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process of turning ocean water into fresh water
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Desalination
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freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface
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Groundwater
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an underground porous rock layer often saturated by very slow flows of water
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Aquifer
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almost entirely encircled by Southern Europe
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Mediterranean
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nearly encircled by the coasts of the United States and Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico
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