Geology and Biogeochemistry

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crust

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thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms the earths outer layer (both on land and in the ocean)

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mantle

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the layer below the crust, made of very hot but mostly solid rock

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core

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the layer at the center of the earth that is made of molten and solid metal

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tectonic plate

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large plates of the lithosphere that move slowly on the earths surface (There are 15 of them)

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landform

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collisions and separations of tectonic plates results in these. Eg: mountains, islands and continents

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deposition

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the depositing of eroded soil at a new location

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erosion

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the wearing away of soil by water, wind or other elements

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evaporation

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the conversion of water from liquid to gas

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transpiration

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the release of water vapor by leaves of plants

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precipitation

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water returning from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface by rain or snow