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What is it called when rain causes rivers to overflow?
A Flood
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What is it called when wind and water break up large rocks into smaller ones?
Weathering
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What is it called when moving wind and water change the land by carrying rocks and soil to new places?
Erosion
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What is happening is there has been no rain for a long time, many plants have died, and farmers have few crops to sell?
There is a drought
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Name a natural resource
Something that people use that comes from nature.
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What is a rock?
A hard, non-living thing that comes from the ground.
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What is soil?
The top layer of the Earth
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What happens if plants, animals, and people do not have water?
They stop living
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Should you ever swim alone?
No
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What should you do in an emergency?
Call 911
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What sometimes happens to buildings during an Earthquake?
They shake and crack.
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Could a flood wash out a road? Explain.
Yes, a flood could wash out a road. The water in a lake, river, or stream could get to high and then cover a road.
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How does a volcano affect trees and other plants?
It will burn them.
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What are some things that we could observe about rocks?
Their color, size, and shape.
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Name the fast changes and the slow changes to the Earth's surface.
Fast Volcano Earthquake Flood Slow Drought Erosion Weathering
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