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chapter 4 voc

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core   a central and often foundational  
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mantle   The mantle is the layer located directly under the sima  
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magma   molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock results by cooling  
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plate techtonics   a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates  
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continental drift   the very slow movement of the continents on the surface of the Earth  
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rift valleys   a long, steep valley formed when two parallel rifts form in the Earth's crust and the land between them sinks  
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abyssal plains   any of the great flat sediment-covered areas of ocean floor  
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continental shelves   the part of a continent that lies under the ocean and slopes down to the ocean floor  
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trench   a long, narrow hole in the ocean floor  
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folds   an enclosure for sheep  
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faults   a fracture in the crust of a planet (as the earth) or moon accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other usually in a direction parallel to the fracture  
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weathering   the action of the weather conditions in altering the color, texture, composition, or form of exposed objects; specifically : the physical disintegration and chemical decomposition of earth materials at or near the earth's surface  
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sediment   material (such as stones and sand) that is carried into water by water, wind, etc.  
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erosion   the gradual destruction of something by natural forces (such as water, wind, or ice) : the process by which something is eroded or worn away  
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glaciers   a very large area of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley or over a wide area of land  
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plateu   a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it  
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alluvial fan   the alluvial deposit of a stream where it issues from a gorge upon a plain or of a tributary stream at its junction with the main stream  
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delta   a piece of land shaped like a triangle that is formed when a river splits into smaller rivers before it flows into an ocean  
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desalinization   to remove salt from (something, such as water)  
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hydrologic cycle   the sequence of conditions through which water passes from vapor in the atmosphere through precipitation upon land or water surfaces and ultimately back into the atmosphere as a result of evaporation and transpiration —called also hydrological cycle  
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headwaters   the source of a stream —usually used in plural  
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tributary   paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace  
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watershed   the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place.  
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drainage basin   an area through which rivers or water sources flow in a given location.  
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estuaries    
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wetlands    
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groundwater    
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water table    
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humus    
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leaching    
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contour plowing    
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soil exhaustion    
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crop rotation    
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irrigation    
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soil salinization    
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deforestion    
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reforestation    
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raiin acid    
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aqueducts    
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aquifers    
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fossil water    
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ore    
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fossil fuels    
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petrochemiacls    
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hydroelectric power    
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geothermal energy    
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