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Water
100
Consists of the sun and nine known planets
What is the solar system
100
The Earth's center, made up of iron and nickel
What is the core
100
Low land between hills or mountains
What is a valley
100
Hold more than 95% of earth's fresh water supply
What is a lake
200
The solid rock portion of the earth's surface
What is lithosphere
200
The thin layer of rock at the Earth's surface
What is Crust
200
A broad, flat area of land higher than surrounding land
What is a plateau
200
An interconnected body of salt water that covers about 71% of our planet
What is an ocean
300
The layers of gases immediately surrounding the earth
What is atmosphere
300
The water held in the pores of rocks
What is ground water
300
A triangular area of land formed from deposits at a mouth of a river
What is a delta
300
Currents, waves, and tides
What is ocean motion
400
A naturally formed feature on the surface of the earth
What is landforms
400
The combination of the surface shape and composition of the landforms and their distribution in a region
What is topography
400
A lowland region that is saturated by water
What is a swamp
400
The level at which rock is saturated
What is water table
500
A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land
What is a glacier
500
The continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere
What is hydrolic cycle
500
A step-like series of waterfalls
What is a cataract
500
Sometimes considered part of the Atlantic
What is the Arctic Ocean
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