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| The process in which carbon is exchanged between organisms and the environment. |
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| The process by which water moves through the living and non-living parts of the environment. |
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| The process in which nitrogen moves from the non-living parts of the environment to living things and back again. |
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| The difference between high and low tides that is greatest. The Earth, Sun and moon are aligned. |
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| The difference between high and low tide is the least. The Earth, Sun and moon are aligned at right angles in respect to one another. |
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| Solid material left or lain down by natural processes. |
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| The action of the elements (air and water) altering the color, texture, composition or form of exposed objects. ((Aka erosion)) |
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| The regular rise and fall in surface level of Earth's ociasn, seas and bays caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon. |
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| The process by which rock is formed (heat, pressure, or weathering) by forces on or within the Earth. |
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