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Word	Definition
plate tectonics	Theory in geology that the earth's crust is made up of huge, moving plates of rock
strait	a narrow body of water between two pieces of land
Mediterraenean	South of Europe
island	a body of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water
Arctic	North of Europe
magma	melted rock; lava
continents	large land areas
weathering	rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by water, chemicals, or frost
plateau	flat landform whose surface is raised abvoe the surrounding land, with a steep cliff on one side
erosion	weathering away the earth's surface by water, wind, and ice
fault	cracks in the earth's crust
earthquake	violent shaking of the earth
peninsula	a piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides
landforms	a kind of land, such as a plain, hill, mountain, valley, peninsula, river, lake, or island
crust	outer layer of the earth
tsunamis	huge waves caused by an earthquakes on the ocean floor
mantle	middle layer of the earth made up of thick hot rock
Atlantic	West of Europe
atmosphere	air surrounding the Earth
isthmus	a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land
Divides No & So Europe	Pyrennes, Alps, Carpathians, Balkins
core	center later of the earth, made of hot iron and nickel

plate tectonics	Definition: Theory in geology that the earth's crust is made up of huge, moving plates of rock	1	0	false
strait	Definition: a narrow body of water between two pieces of land	2	0	false
Mediterraenean	Definition: South of Europe	3	0	false
island	Definition: a body of land smaller than a continent and surrounded by water	4	0	false
Arctic	Definition: North of Europe	5	0	false
magma	Definition: melted rock; lava	6	0	false
continents	Definition: large land areas	7	0	false
weathering	Definition: rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by water, chemicals, or frost	8	0	false
plateau	Definition: flat landform whose surface is raised abvoe the surrounding land, with a steep cliff on one side	9	0	false
surface	weathering away the earth's _____ by water, wind, and ice	10	1	true
cracks in the earth's crust	Word: fault	11	1	false
violent shaking of the earth	Word: earthquake	12	1	false
surrounded	a piece of land that is _____ by water on 3 sides	13	1	true
mountain	a kind of land, such as a plain, hill, _____, valley, peninsula, river, lake, or island	14	1	true
outer layer of the earth	Word: crust	15	1	false
tsunamis	Definition: huge waves caused by an earthquakes on the ocean floor	16	0	false
middle	_____ layer of the earth made up of thick hot rock	17	1	true
Atlantic	Definition: West of Europe	18	0	false
atmosphere	Definition: air surrounding the Earth	19	0	false
isthmus	Definition: a narrow piece of land that connects two larger pieces of land	20	0	false