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Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of a earthquake.
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Epicenter
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Measure of the energy released during an earthquake, which can be described using the Richter scale.
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Magnitude
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Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of a earthquake.
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Measure of the energy released during an earthquake, which can be described using the Richter scale.
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Crack in Earth's crust that occurs when stress is applied.
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Place where two of Earth's tectonic plates are moving apart.
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Hess's theory that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges
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Waves of energy that travel through the core of the Earth.
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A shaking or trembling of a portion of the Earth caused by movement of rocks or volcanic shakes.
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Place where two tectonic plates move past each other.
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Point of the initial fault rupture where an earthquake originates that usually lies at least several kilometers beneath Earth's surface.
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Solid particles deposited on Earth's surface that can form Sedimentary rocks by processes such as weathering, erosion, deposition, and lithification.
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Occurs when sediments are laid down on the ground or sink to the bottom of a body of water;
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rising and falling of molecules in a circular motion
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A vent in the Earth's crust from which molten or hot rock and steam occur.
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The process of adding cities; growth of cities.
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The science of producing crops, and raising livestock.
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The process by which rocks and minerals undergo changes in their composition as the result of chemical reactions.
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The process by which rocks and minerals break down into smaller pieces.
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Metamorphic rock such as schist or gneiss, whose minerals are squeezed under high pressure and arranged in wavy layers and bands.
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Molten material found beneath Earth's crust
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Place where two of Earth's tectonic plates are moving toward each other; is associated with trenches, island arcs, and folded mountains.
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scientists consider these waves to determine the epicentral distance.
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a long, relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.
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Movement of weathered materials from one location to another by agents such as water, wind, glaciers, and gravity.
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Removal of trees from a forested area without replacement, often using clear-cutting tools
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Horizontal layering in sedimentary rock
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Magma that flows onto Earth's surface.
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the state of being stable; strong enough to endure
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lessen the impact or intensity of
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To decrease seriously
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the makeup of something
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A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
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Harvesting so much of a resource that its existence is threatened.
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Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.
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Of or relating to production of electricity by water power.
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able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
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Living things. Such as, humans, dogs, cats, plants, etc.
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The place or type of site where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives or grows.
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non-living things. Such as rocks, water, etc.
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Number of organisms that a specific environment can support.
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Process in which heavy atomic nuclei split into smaller, lighter nuclei.
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The number of different species in an area
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All of Earth's organisms and the environment which they live.
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Heat from the Earth. Resources of the energy can be found from the shallow ground, hot water, and hot rock below the Earth's surface.
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An organism or plant introduced into a new environment, where it is not native.
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Obstacles that limit the growth. Helps stop overpopulation of a species.
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Any precipitation with a pH of less then 5.0 that forms when sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides combine with moisture in the atmosphere to produce sulfuric acid and nitric acid.
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Current state of the atmosphere; including short-term variations such as temperature and precipitation.
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Boundary between two air masses of differing densities; can be cold, warm, stationary, or occluded
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The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
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Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
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Natural heating of Earth's surface by certain atmospheric gases, which helps keep Earth warm enough to sustain life.
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increased temperature in a city due to generated and trapped heat
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Large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms; can be described by its stability, temperature, and humidity.
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CO2 dissolving in sea water and raising the acidity
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Blanket of gases surrounding the Earth that contains about 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and 1 percent other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.
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Huge revolving storms caused by wind blowing around a central area of low atmospheric pressure.
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The amount of water vapor in the air expressed as a percentage
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Also know as air pressure is the pressure exerted by the weight of air over a given area of Earth's surface.
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a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs
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The gas phase of water.
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Chlorofluorocarbons from air conditioners and refrigerators that destroy the ozone layer
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The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
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Permeable underground layer through which groundwater flows relatively easy.
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the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
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water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
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Percentage of open spaces between grains in a rock is highest in well-sorted sediments.
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Gas to liquid
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Flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface.
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Land area drained by a stream system. (ws)
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Measure of the amount of salts dissolved in seawater.
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Low-lying land area, such as a bog or marsh, that is covered in water a large part of the year
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Ability of a material to let water pass through,
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All the water in Earth.
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Process of which water is brought to dry land through artificial means.
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Measure how acidic or basic a substance is. (Usually used to test water)
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the number of heat units needed to raise the temperature of a body by one degree.
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Lowering or collapse of the ground.
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The land that water flows across or under on its way to a river.
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Accumulation of sediments or dirt. Results from erosion of the land or reef.
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A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to ground water.
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Water Quality Indicator
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Water found beneath Earth's surface.
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The movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers.
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The movement of water out of an area of saturated soil.
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Introduction of contaminations into the natural environment that causes adverse change.
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A scale for showing the quality of an environment by indicating the types of lifes.
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Energy transfer that occurs when molecules collide; takes place only when substances are in contact with each other.
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Energy transfer through space by visible light, ultra violent radiation, and other forms or electromagnetic waves.
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A form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature.
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Process of plants using sunlight to produce carbohydrates.
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Outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere that is located above the thermosphere and contains light gases such as helium and hydrogen.
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German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630)
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a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
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The action of a celestial body going round in a orbit.
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A wave that travels at the speed of light and that consists of an associated magnetic and electric effect.
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The act of rotating usually on a axis.
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A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
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The change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body.
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Positively charged center of an atom, made up of protons and neutrons and surrounded by electrons in energy levels;
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Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium. (stars)
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A periodic variation in the inclination of Earth's axis.
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A ball of hydrogen and helium with enough mass that it can sustain nuclear fusion at its core.
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The common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve.
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The region within the magnetism of a given substance of particle affects other substances.
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A tide with the least difference between low and high tides.
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A tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
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standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known
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to line up
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Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect.