STAAR Grade 8 Science: Earth and Space 1: Earth

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  1. atmosphere
    the mass of air surrounding the Earth
  2. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  3. convection
    movement of heat by massive motion within the atmosphere
  4. core
    the central part of the Earth
  5. crust
    the outer layer of the Earth
  6. erosion
    condition in which the earth's surface is worn away
  7. front
    phenomenon at the boundary between two different air masses
  8. hurricane
    a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds
  9. mantle
    the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  10. plate
    a rigid layer of the Earth's crust
  11. plate tectonics
    the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  12. rift
    a narrow fissure in rock
  13. tide
    the periodic rise and fall of the sea level
  14. topographic
    relating to the natural and artificial features of the land
  15. watershed
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Created on Tue Jun 15 15:55:58 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jun 16 10:23:28 EDT 2021)

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