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| a group of parts that work together as a whole |
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| relatively thin envelop of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer |
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| has 3 main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and a rocky outer layer |
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| contains all of Earth's water |
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| the part of Earth that contains living organisms |
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| shape the land's surface by building up mountains and other landmasses |
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| destroy and wear away landmasses through processes like erosion and weathering |
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| an indirect way to study Earth's interior; the result of earthquakes |
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| results from a force pressing on an area |
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| layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin |
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| the crust that forms the continents |
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| the crust that lies beneath the ocean |
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| dark, fine grained rock; the composition of oceanic crust is similar to this |
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| a rock that usually is a light color and has course grains; the composition of the continental crust is similar to this |
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| the crust and uppermost mantle grouped together |
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| a soft layer of rock that is still solid |
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| this is part of the lower mantle; hot but rigid rock |
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| made of mostly iron and nickel; consists of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core |
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| layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core |
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| a dense ball of solid metal |
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| the transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light; carried through empty space |
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| heat transfer between materials that are touching |
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| heat transfer by the movement of fluid |
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| a measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume of a substance |
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| the flow that transfers heat within a fluid |
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