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The type of plate boundary where two plates collide
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convergent
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The type of bond holding one water molecule to another water molecule
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hydrogen
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Frozen part of hydrosphere
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cryosphere
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Marine sediment from space
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cosmogeneous
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An example of a continental-continental convergent plate boundary
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Himalayas
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Part of the earth made up of living organisms
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Biosphere
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The type of boundary where plates move away from each other
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divergent
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Liquid water changes to water vapor without boiling
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evaporation
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Solid from of methane found in sediment on continental shelf and slope
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gas hydrates
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Abbreviation for the depth at which calcium carbonate dissolves
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CCD
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The mechanism for plate movement
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convection
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The type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
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transform
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Part of Earth that is solid and very dense
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inner core
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Sediment that has its source from life
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biogeneous
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Type of satellite that orbits over the poles
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polar
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One of the organisms that makes up a calcareous ooze
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foraminifera
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Type of crust that is thin, composed of basalt, rich in Iron and Magnesium, and is very dense
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oceanic
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Name of supercontinent proposed by Wegener
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pangaea
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ring shaped island surrounding a lagoon, formed on eroding volcano
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atoll
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When a piece of the glacier breaks off, forms icebergs
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calving
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Breakdown of rock material either physically or chemically
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weathering
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Flat, very flat ares of sea floor
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abyssal plains
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Sediment coming from weather and erosion on the continents
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lithgeneous
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Type of satellite that remains over a fixed point of Earth
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geostationary
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Sediment that is precipitated from seawater
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hydrogeneous
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Near shore lithogeneous sediment deposits
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neritic
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Forms when a plate moves over a mantle plume
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hot spot
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The most common composition of lithogeneous sediment
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quartz
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The amount of heat that will raise a 1 gram sample of a substance by 1 degree celsius
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heat capacity
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Rain and Snow
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precipitation
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Type of crust that is thick, composed mostly of granite, rich in Silicon and aluminum, and has a low density
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continental
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Part of Earth that includes water in solid, liquid, and gaseous forms
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hydrosphere
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Deepest part of ocean
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trench
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Example of a hot spot
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hawaii
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Example of divergent plate boundary
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Mid Atlantic Ridge
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Gases and suspended particles surrounding the planet
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Atmosphere
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Underwater volcanoes
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seamounts
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An example of an oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary
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cascades
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The type of bond holding a water molecule together
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covalent
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Pillow shaped rocks formed from underwater lava flow
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pillow basalts
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Removal of rock material by water, wind, or ice
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erosion
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These are carved into continental slope by turbidity currents
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submarine canyons
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Nearly flat area of seafloor adjacent to beach
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continental shelf
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Underwater landslides that can carve submarine canyons
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turbidity currents
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Spheres of calcite precipitated out of seawater
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ooliths
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Fan shape deposit on continental rise at the base of submarine canyon
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submarine fan
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The Aleutian islands are this type of convergent plate boundary
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oceanicoceanic
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Deep ocean basin sediment deposits
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pelagic
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Composed of uppermost mantle and crust
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lithosphere
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These organisms make up a silicious ooze
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diatoms
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Hydrosphere
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The hydrosphere encompasses water in all three phases that continually cycles from one reservoir to another withing the Earth system
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Cryosphere
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The frozen portion of the hydrosphere concompassing massive glacial ice sheets mountain glaziers ice and bergs.
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Atmosphere
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Relatively thin envelope of gases and tiny suspended particles surrounding the planet.
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Geosphere
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The solid portion of the planet consisting of rocks, minerals, and sediments.
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Biosphere
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The biosphere consists of all living organisms on Earth; component of ecosystems.
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What % of the Earth's surface is covered by the oceans
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70.8%
Avg depth 3.8km or 2.4 miles Accts for 0.02% of Earth's mass |
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Galcier
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A mass of ice that flows internally under the influence of gravity.
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Lithosphere
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The rigid upper portion of the Earth's mantle plus the overlying crust
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What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?
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Nitrogen-78%
Oxygen-20.95% |
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Four layers of the Earth
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Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
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