mrs. randall 6th grd. s.s. deck 2

Question 0

Mantal

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A Layer of hot dense rock

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Core

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Hot iron mixed with other metals

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Magma

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Hot melted rock

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Crust

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A thin rocky shell that formers the surface

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Continents

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Large land areas that are surrounded by water

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Plate tectonics

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Explains how the continents formed and why the moved

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Earthquakes

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Are sudden and violent movements of the earths crust

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Faults

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Are when rocks don’t come together right and makes crakes in the surface

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Weathering

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Is when water and ice , and even chemicals, and even plants break down rock into smaller pieces

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Erosion

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Water wind and ice can move away weathered rock

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Continental shelf

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Of each coast of a continent is lies a plateau

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Trenches

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Tectonic activity also make big cuts on the ocean floor

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Groundwater

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Filters through the soil into the ground

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Aquifers

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Are underground layers of rock through which water flows

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Water cycle

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The water goes from the ocean to the air to the ground then finally back to the oceans

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Evaporation

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Is water that gets turned into gas

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Condensation

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Is when air temperature dropped low enough

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Precipitation

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Rain snow hail

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Weather

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Refers to the change in temperature,wind direction and speed, and air moister that takes place over a period of time

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Climate

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Is when geographers look at the predictable patterns of weather over many years

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Prevailing winds

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Similar wind patterns

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Currents

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The steadily flowing water in the worlds seas

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El Niño

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Very heavy rain fall in west South America causing floods

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La Niña

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Usually causes cool but low rainfall in the eastern pacific

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Local winds

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They occur when then the land gets warm and cools more quickly than the water does

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Rain shadow

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Blocks rain from reaching interior regions

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Climate zone

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When other areas have the same temperature or climate patterns

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Biomes

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Are rain forest grass lands and tundra and desert

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Urban climates

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Are marked by higher temperatures and differences

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Smog

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Is a thick haze of smoke and chemicals

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Acid rain

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Chemicals in air pollution and precipitation forms this

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Greenhouse effect

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Is when the atmosphere traps some sunlight and the rest goes off into space

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Crop rotation

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Rotating crops helps the soil stay rich with minerals and nutrients

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Deforestation

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Is cutting down trees without replanting

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Conservation

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The careful use of resources like water

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Irrigation

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The use of water distributed into crops

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Pesticides

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Are powerful chemicals used to kill crop destroying insects

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Biodiversity

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Is the variety of plants and animals living on the planet

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Collection

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The water collects on the ground and lakes ponds rivers and oceans then evaporates keeps going in this cycle