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Earth Science
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5th Grade
01/20/2010

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Term
atmosphere
Definition
The layer of gasses that surround the earth and contains clouds
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hydrosphere
Definition
The water part of the earth's surface.
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lithosphere
Definition
The rigid outer shell of the earth
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crust
Definition
the top layer of the earth, above the mantle
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mantle
Definition
the middle layer of the earth- beneath the crust
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core
Definition
the center part of the earth made of iron and nickel
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plate tectonics
Definition
a theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move
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plate
Definition
a large section of the earth's surface made of the crust and the rigid top part of the mantle
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weathering
Definition
the process that breaks down and changes rocks
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erosion
Definition
the moving of weathered rock and soil
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deposition
Definition
the dropping of materials moved by erosion
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