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Erosion

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Picking up of rock pieces

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Weathering

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Breaking down of rock

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Deposition

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Dropping off of particlesin different locations

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Sediment

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Loose pieces of mineral, rock or other things

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Mass waiting

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Downhill movement

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Till

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Mixture of soil

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Moraine

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Ridge or mound

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Soil

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Mixture of rock, hummus and other things to make a dirt compound Called soil

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Humus

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Decayed plant remains in soil

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Atmosphere

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Layers of gasses that surround earth

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Troposphere

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Layer of atmosphere closest to earths surface

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Insolation

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Amount of suns energy that reaches earth at a given time

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Air pressure

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Force exerted on a given area by the impacts of gas particles in constant motion

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Convection cell

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Circular pattern of rising air sinking air and wind

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Sea breeze

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Wind that blows from sea to the land

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Land breeze

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Blows land to water

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Corlis affect

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Shift in winds right and left caused by earths rotation

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Evaporation

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Changing of liquid to a gass

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Condensation

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Changing of gas to a liquid

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Humidity

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Amount of moisture in the air

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Tornado

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Giant whirling wind that moves across ground

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Hurricane

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Large swirling storms w/ low pressure in center

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Isobar

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Meteorology . a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.

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Air mass

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a body of air covering a relatively wide area, exhibiting approximately uniform properties through any horizontal section.

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Cold front

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the zone separating two air masses, of which the cooler, denser mass is advancing and replacing the warmer.

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Warm front

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a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.

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Occluded front

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a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.

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Mass

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Amount of matter in an object

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Weight

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Measurement of pull of gravity on an object

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Volume

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Ammount of space that matter takes up

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Density

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Measurement of how much gas fits in a volume

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Physical properties

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Properties observed without changing identity of object

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