Earth Systems Vocabulary

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Air Mass

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a large body of air with similar temperature, air pressure, and moisture throughout

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Air Pressure

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the weight of air pressing on all things beneath and within it

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Aquifer

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an underground region of rocky material containing water that can be drawn out through a well

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Atmosphere

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the Earth system that is composed of all the gases that surround Earth

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Biodiversity

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the variety of species on Earth or in any one environment on Earth

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Biome

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a large region on Earth with a specific climate that contains certain species

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Biosphere

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the Earth system that is composed of all the living things on Earth

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Deposition

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the dropping of sediment in a new location

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Erosion

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the movement of sediment

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Fresh Water

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naturally occurring water that contains little or no salt