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| star that is the basis of the solar system and sustains life on Earth, source of heat and light |
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| Natural force of attraction exerted by a body, tends to draw objects towards center of a body or force between 2 bodies |
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| graphic representation of the variation of such a disturbance with time |
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| Theory that explains the global distribution of geological phenomena |
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| Long steep-sided valley on the ocean floor |
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| The movement, formation, or re-formation of continents described by the theory of plate tectonics |
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| A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust |
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| wave that travels through Earth, often resulting of an earthquake or expolsion |
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waves that travel through the interior of the Earth
Preliminary waves of earthquakes with little destructive effect
S and P waves |
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| waves that travel over the Earth surface, slow moving, most destructive |
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| trace of an organism of a past geologic age, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust |
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study of the forms of life existin in prehistoric or geologic times, represented by fossils |
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- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation
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| Meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind |
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| phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence of specific gases in the atmosphere, that allow sunlight to go through but not heat |
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| act or process of polluting by discharge of harmful substances |
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| group of natural processes by which material is worn away from the earth's surface |
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| act of depositing, especially the laying down of matter by a natural process |
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- Igneous - formed from molten rock that cooled
- Sedimentary - formed in layers from pressure
- Metamorphic - formed from older rocks under intense heat or pressure
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- Inner core
- Outer core
- Mantle
- Crust
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| solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels formed in the ground after millions of years by chemical and physical changes |
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| theory that the universe began in a single explosion billions of years ago |
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| Convergent Plate Boundaries |
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| area where tectonic plates collide as they move towards each other, lead to folding or subduction |
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| Divergent Plate Boundaries |
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| Place where tectonic plates move apart from each other, creating a gap filled by magma, or ridges |
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| Copernicus' theory that the Earth circles around the sun |
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| Earth's crust and upper mantle |
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| All the water on the Earth's surface |
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| giant object in space, that produces energy through nuclear fusion |
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| rising and falling of the oceans caused by the gravitional pull of the moon |
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