Bethany Flashcards

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Evaporation

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Process by which liquid changes to gas.

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2
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Ecosystem

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Communities of plants and animals.

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3
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Erosion

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Movement of surface material from one location of another by water, wind, and ice.

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4
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Headwaters

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Fist and smallest streams formed from the runoff of a mountain, eventually forming rivers

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5
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Crop Rotation

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The practice of planting different crops in a field in alternating years.

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6
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Condensation

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The process of which water vapor changes from gas into liquid drops.

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7
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Magma

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Liquid rock within Earth.

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8
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Glacier

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Thick masses of ice, Including great ice sheets and bodies of ice that flow down mountains like slow rivers.

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9
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Tributary

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Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger steam or river.

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10
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Deforestation

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Destruction or loss of forests.

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Weathering

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The process by which rocks break and decay over time.

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12
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Plateau

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An elevated flatland that rises sharply above nearby land on at least one side.

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13
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Humus

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Broken-down plant and animal matter in soil.

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14
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Reforestation

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The replanting of a forest.

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15
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Sediment

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Small particles of weathered rock.

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16
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Desalinization

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Process of removing salt from ocean water.