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science test 2

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humus organic soil part
glacier moving ice sheet
fossil preserved remains
transitional form evolutionary "missing link"
drainage divide separates river systems
estuary where ocean and river meet
continental shelf underwater boarder plants
rift underwater valley separating crust
geology study of the earth
hydrosphere all earth's water
neap tides sun and moon pull water at right angles
center of the earth core
top layer of earth crust
middle layer of earth mantle
biofuel plant/animal products as fuel
coal rock from living things
natural gas fossil fuel vapor
ore metals with minerals
petroleum crude oil
precious stone diamond
folded land form pushes toward
fault block part of land pushes up and part down
domed land form land pushes up
volcanic land form has vent for magma to escape
plate techtonics geological events caused by activity
igneous lava rocks
sedimentary debris rocks
metamorphic changed rocks
tsunami earthquake wave
ocean currents streams moving through ocean
longshore drift transports sediments
barrier island land in ocean parallel to mainland
salt marsh coastal low land that floods at high tide
subduction heavier plates sliding under lighter
hydrothermal vent hot water escapes ocean floor through
spring tide sun and moon pull together
neap tide sun and moon pull against each other
high tide ocean waters rise
low tide ocean waters go down
solid parts of earth geosphere
uniformitarianism use of what is to explain geological features
flooding stage first stage of Noah's experience
ooze seafloor mud from minerals and life
epicenter spot on earth's surface where earthquake is felt
hypocenter spot under earth where earthquake originates
rift space between plates
abyssal plain "flat" parts of ocean floor
seamount mountain on ocean floor
trench deep canyon on ocean floor
hydrothermal vent openings on ocean floor where hot mineral rich water escapes
mid-ocean ridge gaps on ocean floor, nothing escapes from
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