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World History 1.1
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History
6th Grade
07/09/2011

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Term
theory
Definition
a possible explaination
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continental drift
Definition
continuing movement of the continental plates caused by the earth's inner structure
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fault
Definition
a crack along the earths crust along which movement occurs
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magma
Definition
molen rock found below the earth's crust
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lava
Definition
Magma that has reached the surface
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weathering
Definition
is the wearing away of rock using motion
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glacier
Definition
thick masses of ice formed in areas where more snow falls than melts
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erosion
Definition
carrying away of the land by forces of nature
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deposition
Definition
building up of sediment
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delta
Definition
triangle shaped piece of sediment deposit land
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