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Admin: Created page with "Volcanoes Black smoker – (or sea vent) is a type of hydrothermal vent found on the ocean floor. Formed when superheated water from below Earth’s crust comes through the o..."

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Created page with "Volcanoes Black smoker – (or sea vent) is a type of hydrothermal vent found on the ocean floor. Formed when superheated water from below Earth’s crust comes through the o..."

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 === Wind ===
 Helm wind – a named wind in Cumbria, a north-easterly wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment. It is the only named wind in the British Isles
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 Isotach – a line representing points of equal wind speed
 Katabatic wind – blows down a topographic incline such as a hill, mountain, or glacier

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 === Earth’s atmosphere ===
 '''Troposphere''' – the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. It contains approximately 75% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapour and aerosols. The average depth of the troposphere is approximately 17 km in the middle latitudes
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 === Clouds ===
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 Nephology – study of clouds
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 == Geological timescales ==
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 The largest defined unit of time is the Eon. Eons are divided into Eras, which are in turn divided into Periods, Epochs and Stages (or Ages)
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 == Structure of the Earth ==
 '''Lithosphere''' – crust and upper mantle of the earth

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 == Geological timescales ==
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 The largest defined unit of time is the Eon. Eons are divided into Eras, which are in turn divided into Periods, Epochs and Stages (or Ages)
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 Orthoclase – a tectosilicate mineral which forms igneous rock. The name is from the Greek for ‘straight fracture’ because its two cleavage planes are at right angles to each other. Alternate names are alkali feldspar and potassium feldspar
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 Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. It was created in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs. Ranges from 1 (talc) to 10 (diamond)
 == Biogeography ==

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	== Geological timescales ==		== Geological timescales ==
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	The largest defined unit of time is the Eon. Eons are divided into Eras, which are in turn divided into Periods, Epochs and Stages (or Ages)		The largest defined unit of time is the Eon. Eons are divided into Eras, which are in turn divided into Periods, Epochs and Stages (or Ages)