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| a process by which a gas changes back into a liquid. |
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| The process by which a liquid changes into a gas. :D |
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| The cycle in which Earth's water moves through the environment. :) |
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| Any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow. |
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| the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth. |
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| the portion of the Earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. |
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| a mass of solid particles, usually insoluble, that fall to the bottom of a liquid. |
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| the fertile, upper part of the soil. |
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| dark soil, with medium-sized grains of sand, which crumbles easily and is very fertile. |
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| Inexhaustible/Alternative |
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| not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted. |
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| A resource that cannot be readily replaced once it is used. |
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| Resources that are replaced as they are used. |
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| The remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock |
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| A type of rock formed by layers of sediments that were squeezed and stuck together over a long time |
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| a type of heavy non-porous soil made of fine particles of silicate. |
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| the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. |
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| The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces. |
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| The process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location. |
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| A fuel formed from the remains of once-living organisms. |
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| a substance that can be burnt to provide heat or power, e.g. wood, coal, gas or oil. |
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| A shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in Earth's crust. |
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| A hot, soft rock from Earth's lower mantle. |
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| molten rock and minerals which flow from an erupting volcano and solidify into various types of igneous rock. |
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| A break or place where pieces of Earth's crust move. |
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| A physical feature on Earth's surface. |
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| a triangular piece of land at the mouth of a large river formed of silt carried by the river. |
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| a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans. |
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| an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers. |
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| Any of the useful minerals and other materials that people take from the Earth. |
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| The repeated rise and fall in the level of the ocean. |
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*A mountain formed by lava and ash
*(of a volcano) to become active and produce lava, smoke and hot ash. |
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| the information about ancient climate and species preserved in fossils. |
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| Recovering a resource from an item and using the recovered resource to make a new item. |
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| The saving or protecting of resources. |
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| referring to something which does not take up much space. |
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| a combination found in soil of plant material that is decomposing, microorganisms such as fungi, and humus. |
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| power derived from wind: used to generate electricity or mechanical power. |
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| a fuel produced from organic domestic waste or other sources such as plants. |
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| Heat from inside the Earth. |
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| It is when forces create new things like lava hardening creating new land. |
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| A destructive force is anything that is released to cause damage to property or lives, whether natural or man made. |
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| mineral oil extracted from underground deposits, used to make petrol and other petroleum products. |
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| A gas, methane, usually found with petroleum. |
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| Electricity generated from the force of moving water. |
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| any of various machines for grinding, pumping, etc., driven by the force of the wind acting upon a number of vanes or sails. |
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| a body of water confined by a dam. |
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| a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air. |
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| * a stream of hot water running out of the ground continuously. |
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| a stream of hot water running out of the ground continuously. |
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| a stream of hot water running out of the ground continuously. |
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