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Science Unit 6
Earth's Systems
Question | Answer |
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continent | one of the seven largest land areas on Earth |
deposition | the dropping or settling of eroded materials |
desert | an area of land that is very dry |
elevation | the height of the land above sea level |
erosion | the process of moving sediment from one place to another |
ocean trench | a deep valley in the ocean floor |
rain forest | a dense forest found in regions with high heat and heavy rainfall |
scale | the part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world |
weathering | the breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surfaces into smaller pieces |