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Earth's Systems

QuestionAnswer
glacier a large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land
ice caps a covering of ice over a large area such as in the polar regions
groundwater water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks
reservoir an artificial lake built for storage of water
storage the process of water being stored on Earth's surface in the ground or as a water feature
algae bloom a sometimes harmful rapid increase in the amount of algae found in water
acid rain harmful rain caused by the burning of fossil fuels
conservation the act of saving, protecting, or using resources wisely
deposition the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock
erosion the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another
floodplain land near a body of water that is likely to flood
hot spot an area where molten rock from within the mantle rises close to Earth's surface
landslide the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope
minerals solid, nonliving substances found in nature
molten rock very hot melted rock found in Earth's mantle
air mass a large region of air that has a similar temperature and humidity
climate the average weather pattern of a region over time
weather the condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time
deforestation the removal of trees from a large area
endangered when a species is in danger of becoming extinct
extinct when a species has died out completely
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