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THE SPHERE OF THE EARTH SYSTEM THAT CONTAINS ALL OF EARTH'S WATER. |
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THE OVERALL COMPOSITION OF THE OCEANIC CRUST IS VERY MUCK LIKE THIS ROCK. |
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- HEATING AND COOLING OF A FLUID, CHANGES IN THE FLUID'S DENSITY, AND THE FORCE OF GRAVITY COMBINE TO SET IT IN MOTION.
- TRANSFER HEAT IN EARTH'S OUTER CORE AND MANTLE.
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THE RELATIVELY THIN ENVELOPE OF GASES THAT FORMS EARTH'S OUTERMOST LAYER. |
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HAS THREE MAIN PARTS:
- A METAL CORE
- A SOLID MIDDLE LAYER
- A ROCKY OUTER LAYER
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THE PARTS OF EARTH THAT CONTAIN LIVING ORGANISMS. |
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- FORCES THAT CONSTRUCT, OR BUILD UP, MOUNTAINS.
- THEY SHAPE THE LAND'S SURFACE BY BUILDING UP MOUNTAINS AND OTHER LANDMASSES.
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- FORCES SUCH AS: RAIN, ICE, WIND, AND CHANGING TEMPERATURE THAT WEAR DOWN, OR DESTROY, LANDMASSES
- DESTROY AND WEAR AWAY LANDMASSES THROUGH PROCESSES LIKE EROSION AND WEATHERING.
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WEARING DOWN AND CARRYING AWAY OF LAND BY NATURAL FORCES SUCH AS WATER, ICE, OR WIND. |
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THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT BREAK DOWN ROCK AND OTHER SUBSTANCES. |
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RESULTS FROM A FORCE PRESSING ON AN AREA. |
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A LAYER OF SOLID ROCK THAT INCLUDES BOTH DRY LAND AND THE OCEAN FLOOR. |
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OVERALL COMPOSITION OF CONTINENTAL CRUST. |
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- MADE OD ROCK THAT IS VERY HOT, BUT SOLID.
- IS DIVIDED INTO LAYERS BASED ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE LAYERS.
- LITHOSPHERE
- ASTHENOSPHERE
- MESOSPHERE
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THE CRUST AND UPPERMOST MANTLE |
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THE SOFT LAYER OF THE MANTLE ON WHICH THE LITHOSPHERE FLOATS. |
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BENEATH THE ASTHENOSPHERE THAT INCLUDES THE LOWER MANTLE |
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LIQUID LAYER OF MOLTEN METAL SURROUNDING THE INNER CORE. |
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DENSE BALL OF SOLID METAL WHERE THE EXTREME PRESSURE SQUEEZES THE ATOMS OF IRON AND NICKEL. |
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- MADE MOSTLY OF THE METALS IRON AND NICKEL.
- IT CONSIST OF TWO PARTS-A LIQUID OUTER CORE AND A SOLID INNER CORE.
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THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY THAT IS CARRIED IN RAYS. |
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HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN MATERIALS THAT ARE TOUCHING. |
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HEAT TRANSFER BY THE MOVEMENT OF A FLUID. |
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THE MOVEMENT OF ENERGY FROM A WARMER OBJECT TO A COOLER OBJECT. |
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A GROUP OF PARTS THAT WORK TOGETHER AS A WHOLE. |
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