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Earth Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organic | made from living or once-living organisms |
| inorganic | made from materials that were never living |
| erosion | the process of carrying away soil or pieces of rocks |
| weathering | the process through which rocks or other materials are broken down into smaller pieces |
| deposition | the process of dropping off pieces of eroded rock |
| hydrosphere | Earth's water (whether it is found in oceans, ice, lakes, rivers, or underground |
| atmosphere | the layers of gasses that surround the Earth |
| lithosphere | the crust and the rigid part of Earth's mantle |
| constructive forces | build up the land |
| destructive forces | destroy the land |