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A storage location for a substance, such as water. The atmosphere is a reservoir for carbon dioxide.
Reservoir
the motion of the Earth spinning on its axis
the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
continental drift
tiny negatively charges particle that orbit the nucleus
electron
above the troposphere, temperature increases with altitude because of the presence of the ozone.
Stratosphere
A large body of freshwater drained by a stream; naturally occurring or human-made.
Lake
a celestial object that orbits a planet
moon
the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
seafloor spreading
pure chemical substance that cannot be broken down into ther types of substances
element
winds that move down a slope
katabatic winds
A crevasse near the top of a glacier where moving ice below is serparated from stagnant ice above.
bergschrund
the apparent deflection of a freely moving object like water or air because of earths' rotation.
Coriolis effect
the movement of Earth's tectonic plates, sometimes causes major distruction
earthquake.
a chemical element that has a different number of neutrons
isotope
a location of a little rain on the leeward side of a mountain range due to descending air.
rain shadow effect
A measure of the amount of dissolved salt in water
salinity
outer part of shadow that remains partially lit during an eclipse
penumbra
seismic activity about the the tectonic plates.
tectonic movement
the number of protons and neutrons in an atom
atomic mass
an uphill airflow
valley breeze
The upper 200 m of the ocean where sunlight penetrates
Photic zone
the layer below the lithosphere made of a portion of the upper mantle. that is ductile.
asthenosphere
tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and enw crust is forming from magma, those rose form the earth's surface between two plates.
plate boundary
a local climate that is different form the regional climate
microclimate
the movement of material due to differences in temperature.
convection