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Earth's Features
Patterns in Earth's Features
Term | Definition |
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geosphere | solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments |
hydrosphere | All the water and ice on earth |
atmosphere | A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth |
biosphere | living things, including humans |
earthquakes | sudden, violent movements of Earth's crust |
volcanoes | an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected. |
continents | large landmasses on Earth's surface |
magma | Molten rock beneath the earth's surface |
lava | liquid magma that reaches the surface |
erupt | to explode; to break out with force |
plate tectonics | A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. |