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a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles |
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Is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle |
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is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase |
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evaporation of water from a plant leaf |
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the Earth's innermost part, composed of an iron-nickel alloy and some light elements.
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composed of iron and nickel which lies above the Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle |
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A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat/pressure/reactions |
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A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface |
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Rock formed from the consolidation of loose sediment or from chemical precipitation, such as sandstone and limestone |
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geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or land mass |
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hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling |
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The zone of the earth below the crust and above the core. |
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the solid part of the earth (crust, outer mantle) |
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The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats |
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is a crystalline solid formed through natural processes, can be an element or a compound |
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Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind |
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is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail |
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within the Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic forces,cause of most earthquakes |
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Are the vibrations caused by rocks breaking under stress. The underground surface along which the rock breaks and moves is called a fault plane |
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is defined as the types, frequency and size of earthquakes that happen over a period of time in a certain area |
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the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake |
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a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake |
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he relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust |
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the relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments |
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Plates moving away from each other in opposite directions |
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the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate |
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a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings |
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refers to the movement of large portions of the earth's crust in what is termed "plates"
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the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side |
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