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Details Title: More Vocab. Description: 20 Words Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 10/20/2005 10:51:36	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term bio sphere Definition the part of the world in which life can exist Term hydrosphere Definition the aqueous vapor of the atmosphere Term lithosphere Definition the outer part of the solid earth composed of rock Term loess Definition yellowish brown loamy deposit found in America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be deposited by the wind Term moraines Definition an accumulation of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier Term desalination Definition a desalination plant Term aquifer Definition a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel Term coriolis effect Definition the apparent deflection of a moving object that is the result of the Coriolis force Term doldrums Definition a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds Term windward Definition the side or direction from which the wind is blowing Term leeward Definition being in or facing the direction toward which the wind is blowing Term oasis Definition a fertile or green area in an arid region Term coniferous Definition any of an order of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs including forms with true cones and others with an arillate fruit Term permafrost Definition a permanently frozen layer at variable depth below the surface Term deciduous Definition falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle Term groundwater Definition water within the earth that supplies wells and springs Term continental shelf Definition a shallow submarine plain of varying width forming a border to a continent and typically ending in a steep slope to the oceanic abyss Term magma Definition molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by cooling Term mantle Definition the part of the interior of a terrestrial planet and especially the earth that lies beneath the crust and above the central core Term accretion Definition the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup