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1
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Biosphere

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Life

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Hydrosphere

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Water

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3
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Geosphere

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Rock

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Groundwater

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Water stored in cracks or pores

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Minerals

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Naturally occurring and have definite chemical compositions

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6
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Aquifer

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A layer of rock that contains ground water

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7
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Water cycle

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Continuous movement of water on earth

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Evaporation

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When a liquid turns into a gas

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Transpiration

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Plants releasing water vapor through their leaves

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Condensation

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Gas changing into a liquid

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Precipitation

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Rain, sleet, hail, and snow

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Weather

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State of atmosphere for a short period of time

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Climate

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Average weather for a long period of time

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14
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Uplift

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Moving large bodies of earth higher

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15
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Rock cycle

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When rocks change form

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Weathering

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Chemical process that changes Earth

17
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Erosion

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The moving of weathered material by water, wind, and glaciers

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What was the most common gas?

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Nitrogen 78%

19
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What are the four systems of Earth

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Geospehere hydrosphere biosphere

And atmosphere

20
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Cryospere

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Frozen water on Earth

21
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What happens when you move toward Earth’s surface

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Warmer and more dense

22
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78% of earths surface is what gas

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Nitrogen

23
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In what layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer found

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Stratosphere

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Where is groundwater stored

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Through the cracks beneath earths surface

25
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How is ocean water different than lake water

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Lakes are freshwater and oceans are salt water

26
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Where is earths water stored

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Atmosphere, surface, and underground

27
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What are the characteristics of a mineral

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Color streak, hardness, cleavage, fracture, and crystal shape

28
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Which system does water when it evaporates

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The atmosphere

29
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What is the beginning of the water cycle

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It has no beginning

30
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REMINDER STUDY THE PICTURES!!!!!!

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31
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How is igneous rock formed

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When magma cools and hardens

32
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How is metamorphic rock formed

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When extreme temperatures and pressure within earth change into new rocks

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How are sedimentary rock formed

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When forces such water, wind, and ice break into small pieces

34
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Is the Leeward side of the mountain dry or wet

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Dry

35
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Which rock is formed when magma cools

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Igneous

36
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What provides energy to keep the water cycle moving and what type of energy is provided

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The Sun

Thermal energy

37
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What causes surface currents to form in the ocean

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Wind

38
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What is the difference between weathering and erosion

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Weathering breaks rocks and erosion carries them away

39
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PRACTICE ESSAY

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