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| large flat almost level area of the deep ocean baisin. |
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| Large body of air; temperature and moisture content are similar. |
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| Weather conditions over long period of time. |
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| Change of state: Gas to liquid |
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| Between shoreline and continental slope. |
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| steep section: between continental rise and shelf. |
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| Water vapor near surface of Earth. |
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| Nonrenewable energy resource. |
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| amount of water vapor in air. |
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| Severe storm that develops over oceans. |
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| Fossil found in rock layers: tells age of rock layers. |
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| Natural material used by humans. |
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| Resource forms slower than it is consumed. |
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| Narrow depression on ocean floor. |
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| Any form of water that falls on Earth's surface from clouds. |
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| ratio of water vapor in air to amount of water vapor needed to saturate. |
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| Long narrow valley that forms on a divergent boundary. |
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| Precipitation that flows into streams and rivers. |
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| principle that younger rocks lie above older rocks. |
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| Heavy storms that bring strong winds, lightning, thunder, and rain. |
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| Destructive rotating column of air. |
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| Fossilized mark formed in sedimentary rock. |
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| Process by which plants release water vapor into the air. |
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| Cycle of water between atmosphere, land, and ocean. |
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| Disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas. |
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| Winds that blow from one direction. |
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