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| process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes |
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| smaller dissolving and removing some chemicals within the rock. Fragments of weathered rock |
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| the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another |
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| fragments of organic or inorganic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice and that accumulate in layers on Earth's surface |
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| fragments of organic or inorganic material that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice and that accumulate in layers on Earth's surface |
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| a naturally-occurring and usually inorganic solid. It has a definite chemical composition and an orderly internal structure |
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| Cooling magma below ground and cooling lava above ground |
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| When sediments are compacted or are cemented together by new minerals |
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| When large changes of temperature, pressure, or both cause the texture and mineral content of existing rock to change |
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| a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle |
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| the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape |
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| any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical |
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| All the matter,energy,and process within the boundary |
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| the part of the Earth system that includes all of the gases in a layer that surrounds Earth. About 78% of the atmosphere is nitrogen and 21% of the atmosphere is oxygen. The last 1% is other gases. |
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| the part of the Earth system that includes all of the rocks, minerals, and landforms on Earth’s surface and all the matter in Earth’s interior |
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| the part of the Earth system that includes all Earth’s water, whether it is on the surface, underground, or in the atmosphere. The hydrosphere includes liquid water, water vapor, and the solid water in ice. |
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| the part of the Earth system that includes all living organisms, from the smallest bacterium to the largest tree |
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