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1
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A natural power that acts on an object

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Force

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The force that makes object fall towards Earth’s center

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Gravity

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3
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A very small fragment of a much larger object

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Particle

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A group of parts that work together as a whole

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System

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5
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The ability to do work

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Energy

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The relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth’s outermost layer

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Atmosphere

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3 main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and a rocky outer layer

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Geosphere

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Contains all of Earths water

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Hydrosphere

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The parts of Earth that contain living organisms

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Biosphere

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10
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Forces that construct, or build up

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Constructive forces

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Destroy and wear away landmasses through a process like erosion and weathering

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Destructive Forces

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Waves that travel through the Earth

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Seismic Waves

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13
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A force pressing on an area

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Pressure

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14
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the layer of rock that forms Earth

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Crust

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15
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A dark, fine-grained rock

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Basalt

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16
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A rock that usually is a light color and has coarse grains

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Granite

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17
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A layer of hot rock

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Mantle

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18
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The crust and the uppermost mantle formed into a single layer

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Lithosphere

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Hotter, under increased pressure, less rigid, and can bend like a spoon

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Asthenosphere

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A layer of molten metal

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Outer Core

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A dense ball of solid metal

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Inner Core

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22
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Moving water that goes down land

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Runoff

23
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tiny grooves from in the soil from runoff

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Rills

24
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a large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm

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Gully

25
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A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope

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Stream

26
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A stream or river that flows into a larger river

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Tributary

27
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the flat, wide area of land along a river

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Flood Plain

28
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A loop-like bend in the course of a river

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Meander

29
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a meander that has been cut off from the river

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Oxbow Lake

30
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sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a landform

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Delta

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A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range

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Alluvial Fan

32
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underground water

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Groundwater

33
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a deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof of a cave

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Stalactite

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Slow dripping builds up a cone-shaped thing from the cave floor

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Stalagmite

35
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Rainy region, deep valleys, caverns, and sinkhole landscape

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Karst Topography

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A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land

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Glacier

36
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A large glacier that covers much of a continent or a large island

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Continental Glacier

37
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A time where continental glaciers covered large parts of Earth’s surface

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Ice Ages

38
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A long, narrow glacier that forms when snow and ice build up high in a mountain valley

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Valley Glacier

39
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When a glacier picks up rocks

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Plucking

40
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A mixture of sediments that a glacier deposits directly on the surface

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Till

41
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The till deposited at the edges of a glacier

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Moraine

42
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A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till

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Kettle

43
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A bowl-shaped hollow eroded by a glacier

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Cirque

44
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When a glacier carves away the sides of a mountain , the result is a sharpened peak

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Horn

45
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The level of sea rises, filling a valley once cut by a glacier

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Fiord

46
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A sharp ridge separating 2 cirques

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Arete

47
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A large lake in a large basin that is left behind from a glacier

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Glacial Lake

48
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A valley that is shaped like a U from a flowing glacier

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U-shaped Valley

49
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A long mound of till that is smoothed in the direction of the glaciers flow

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Drumlin

50
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A part of the shore that sticks out in the ocean

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Headland

51
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An area of wave-washed sediment along the coast

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Beach

52
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A current that runs parallel to the coastline

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Longshore Drift

53
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A beach that projects like a finger out into the water

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Spit

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