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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| core | center of the earth |
| mantle | around the core is mantle |
| crust | rocky surfaced layer |
| lithosphere | landsforms and other surfaces futures make it up |
| atomsphere | is the layer of air,water,and other substances above the surface |
| hydrosphere | consists of water in oceans, lakes, and even under the ground |
| biosphere | is the world of plants, animals, and other livings things that occupy the land and waters |
| continent | large land massess in the oceans |
| relief | diffrence of elevation between the lowest and highest points |
| plate tectonics | the earths outer shell is not one solid sheet of rock |
| continental drift theory | continents drifting apart |
| ring of fire | is a circle of volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean |