KLS Review Earth
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superposition | law that states that older layers of sediment or rock are lower or at the bottom and younger layers are at the top; older layers are on bottom, younger layers are on top
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relief | difference in elevation between highest and lowest parts of an area
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continental drift | hypothesis by Wegener that states that continents were once joined together in a large, single continent called Pangaea. That continent broke apart and the continents have been drifting apart ever since.
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deposition | process by which sediment settles out of water or wind that is carrying it
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fossil | any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
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coastal plain | low lying plain along the coast (along ocean) with varying elevation but that elevation is low especially when compared to an interior plain
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interior plain | plain away from coastal or ocean areas with flat elevation; tend to have higher elevations than coastal plains
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lithosphere | layer of earth that has plates; made up of crust and upper mantle
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outer core | only liquid layer of earth
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inner core | deepest layer of earth made of solid iron
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mass movement | any movement of rocks and sediment caused by gravity
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examples of mass movement | landslide, mudflows, slumps, creep
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layers of earth from top | crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
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pressure inside earth | increases as you go down
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