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Principle that states younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have been undisturbed

A region where a magnetic force can be detected

An explanation that ties together many hypothesis and observations

A representation of an object or system

A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid

The spin of a body on its axis

The alternating rise and fall of the surface of the ocean or other large bodies of water

Any method of determining whether an object or event is older or younger than

Processes in which a rock form, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again

A scientific guess on what is about to happen in an investigation

A statement about what may happen in the future based on prior experience or knowledge

Plate boundary where tectonic plates come together

Continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean

The transfer of energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas

A layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity

A conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning

Motion of a body that travels around another body in space, one complete trip along an orbit

Plate boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other

An event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another

An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes

The transfer of energy as heat through a material (touching)

Layers of a rock

Any method of measuring the age of an event or object in years

A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet