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earth systems and resources

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tectonic plates

slab made u of earth's lithospherep

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mantle

between the crust and core

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crust

outermost layer of earth

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core

inner part of the earth

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convection currents

movement of energy/heat transfer

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mid-ocean ridge

upwelling magma in the middle of the ocean

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magma

not fluid within earth's crust (cooled - lava)

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subduction zone

collision between tectonic plates where one sinks below the other

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clay

fine-grained earth forming an impermeable layer in soil

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silt

fine sand carried through water as sediment

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loam

fertile soil of clay, sand, and humus

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topsoil

top layer of soil

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subsoil

soil under topsoil

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water holding capacity

ability of soil to hold water against gravity

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irrigation

supply of water through channels

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troposphere

lowest region of earth's surface

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stratosphere

above troposphere

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ozone

toxic gas that reflects ultraviolet light

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mesosphere

above stratosphere, below thermosphere

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thermosphere

above mesosphere, increase in temperature with height

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aerosols

substance under pressure released in a fine gas

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albedo

proportion of radiation reflected by a surface

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coriolis effect

mass in a rotating system experiences a force, important in weather systems

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watershed

area of land that separates waters

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insolation

exposure to the sun

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jet streams

strong air streams circling the globe miles about the earth

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monsoons

rainy season with prevailing wind

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hurricane

a storm with violent wind, typically tropical

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tornado

violent rotating winds in a funnel shape

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rain shadow

region with little rainfall sheltered due to hills

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milankovitch cycles

the shape of the earth's orbit is not a circle, the earth's axis is tilted

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