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1
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terrestrial plants are (4)

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  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Mars
  4. Earth
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Jovian (AKA gas giants) are

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  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturns
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
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Uniformitarianism

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processes that are happening today occurred in the same way in the past.

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is this uniformitarianism or catastrophism
Key to the past is the present

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uniformitarianism

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is this uniformitarianism or catastrophism
earth is young

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Catastrophism

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is this uniformitarianism or catastrophism
Earth is old

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uniformitarianism

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catastrophism

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earth is formed through unique supernatural means and affected by a series of catastrophes

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earth is _____ years old

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4.6 billion

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periods of time from greatest to smallest

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  1. eons
  2. eras
  3. periods
  4. epochs
  5. ages
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eons

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hundreds of millions to billions of years

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eras

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many millions of years

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periods

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millions of years

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epochs

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few million years

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ages

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thousands of years

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what’s period are we in

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Holocene

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periods are divided by

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mass extinction events

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endogenic vs exogenic

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endogenic
builds things up

exogenic
breaks things down to SEA LEVEL

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where does exogenic process break things down to

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SEAL LEVEL

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examples of exogenic

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  1. weathering
  2. mass movements
  3. erosions
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examples of endogenic

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  1. rock formations
  2. plate tectonics
  3. isostatic adjustments
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what would earth look like with ONLY endogenic processes

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very high and flat

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what would earth look like with ONLY exogenic processes

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very low with lots of bumps

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what creates our topology

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both endogenic and exogenic

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24
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a planet is a _______ body

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celestial

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what defines a planet

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  1. an orbit around a sun
  2. has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape)
  3. has “cleared the neighbourhood” around its orbit
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the three dwarf planets are

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Ceres
Pluto
2003 UB313

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27
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what separates terrestrial and jovian planets

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asteroid belt

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terrestrial or jovian planets
smaller

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terrestrial

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terrestrial or jovian planets
larger

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jovian

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30
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jovian or terrestrial planets
closest to sun

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terrestrial

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jovian or terrestrial planets
farthest from sun

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jovian

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parts of Earth’s interior

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  1. Solid inner core
  2. Liquid outer core
  3. Solid lower mantle
  4. partially molten upper mantle
  5. crust
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what layer of the earth’s interior has the LARGEST radius

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Solid inner core

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what element makes up the solid inner core and the liquid outer core

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iron

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what makes up the mantle

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solid lower mantle and the partially molten upper mantle

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36
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A

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Inner core

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37
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B

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outer core

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38
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C

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mantle

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39
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D

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crust

40
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have natural catastrophes played some role in the formation of landforms

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YES

41
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how is Earth formed

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through gradual processes, punctuated by dramatic events (volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides…)

42
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uniformitarianism vs catastrophism
processes take time to form earth

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uniformitarianism

43
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uniformitarianism vs catastrophism
catastrophic events form earth

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catastrophism

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who supported uniformitarianism

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  1. Darwin
  2. Lyell
  3. Hutton
45
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who supported catastrophism

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Cuvier

46
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what period of time is associated with distinct fossil records

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eras

47
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what period of time is associated with distinct rock units

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periods

48
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why do we use such large periods like eons

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because there are long stretches in earth’s history where nothing really happened

49
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what produces distinct fossilis

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evolution

50
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did the oceans, continents and atmosphere form slow or fast

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very slow and over long time

51
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is earth’s crust (surface) constantly changing or is it static

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ongoing state of change

52
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two types of processes

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  1. endogenic process
  2. exogenic process
53
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endogenic or exogenic
internal system

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endogenic

54
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endogenic or exogenic
external system

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exogenic

55
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what powers endogenic processes

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radioactive decay deep within earth

56
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what powers exogenic processes

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solar energy

57
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endogenic or exogenic
flows of heat and material from below earth’s crust

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endogenic

58
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endogenic or exogenic
motion of air, water and ice to modify surfaces

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exogenic

59
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radiative decay

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turns one unstable element into another more stable element

60
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where does heat migrate in endogenic systems

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from the center by conduction and convection

61
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what creates the magnetic field

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convection and conduction currents deep within core of earth

62
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outermost layer of earth

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crust

63
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describe the crust

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  1. outermost rigid layer
  2. has varying thickness (but relatively thin)
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two types of the crust

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  1. continental crust
  2. oceanic crust
65
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what type of crust has the highest density and why

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ocean (3.0 g per cm3) - water has more pressure then air does (forces the same amount of particles into a smaller density)

66
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what type of crust has a lower density

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continental (2.7 g per cm3)

67
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what stone makes up the continental crust

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granite

68
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what stone makes up the oceanic crust

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basalt

69
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the mantle is mostly ______ (liquid or solid)

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solid

70
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where do temp and pressure increase in the mantle and why

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towards the center - the deeper you go into the earth the more temp there is and the more mass above your

71
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where does energy transfer move in the mantle

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towards surface - energy is lower near the surface

72
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asthenosphere

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partial melting zone which allows the continents to move

73
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where is the asthenosphere zone located

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in the mantle

74
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why is the mantle MOSTLY solid

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because the outer portion holds the continents which can floaontop

75
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the interior (core) is _____

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layered

76
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what are the layers of the core

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  1. inner core
  2. outer core
77
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the inner core is _____

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solid iron

78
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why does the inner core remain solid

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because of the high pressure, it won’t melt despite the high temp

79
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outer core is _____

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molten iron

80
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is the inner core solid or liquid

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solid

81
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is the outer core solid or liquid

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liquid

82
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outer core

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  1. molten iron
  2. lighter density
83
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why is the outer core molten and not solid

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because it has a lower pressure which causes it to melt under the high temps

84
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what does earth’s magnetism make

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magnetic field

85
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what generates the magnetic field and magnetosphere

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fluid outer core

86
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what produces magnetic energy

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  1. thermal energy
  2. gravitational energy
87
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true or false
the north magnetic pole does not move

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false - it does move

88
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what is a geomagnetic reversal

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when the polarity of the magnetic field reverses

89
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importance of the geomagnetic reversal

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allows us to date rocks because we have a time scale for these events

90
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average period of geomagnetic reversal

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500 000 years but it VARIES

91
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the geological cycle includes both

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endogenic and exogenic systems

92
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what system ERODES LANDFORMS

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exogenic

93
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what system BUILDS landforms

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endogenic

94
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what is the geological cycle tied to

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  1. hydrological cycle
  2. rock cycle
  3. tectonic cycle
95
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what is involved in the tectonic cycle

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  1. heat, energy and material cycling
96
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what are exogenic and endogenic processes

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uniformitarianism

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