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What is a mountain?
A tall landform that rises to a peak
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What is an earthquake?
Sudden shaking of Earth's crust
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What is a volcano?
A mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust
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What is a flood?
An overflow of water onto land that is normally dry
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What is a tornado?
Columns of spinning wind
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What is weathering?
The slow process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces
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What is a hurricane?
A very large, swirling storm
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What is an avalanche?
Tons of ice and snow rushing down a mountain
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2 questions: 1) do natural disasters change the landscape of the earth? (true or false) 2) How many types of rocks are there?
1. True 2. 3 types of rocks
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What is a fossil?
Evidence of an organism that lived long ago
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What are fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are an energy source that formed millions of years ago
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What is a Rock Cycle?
When rocks change from one form to another
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What are minerals? And, do minerals make up rocks? (True or false)
Minerals are natural, nonliving substances that makes up rock. True
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What are wells?
Deep holes dug below the ground
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Is seawater fresh water? (True or false) Can you drink seawater? (yes or no) And why?
False. No, you cannot. Because it has too much salt.
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What is groundwater?
Water stored in the cracks and spaces of rocks under the ground
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What is a nonrenewable resource?
Useful material that cannot be replaced easily
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List the 3 types of fossil fuels provided on your study guide
1. Coal 2. Oil 3. Natural Gas
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What is a renewable resource?
Useful material that is replaced quickly in nature
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Which rock is known as the "wind" and "water" rock?
Sedimentary rocks
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What are igneous rocks?
Rocks that form from melted rock.
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What are Sedimentary Rocks?
Rocks that form from sediments that are pressed and cemented together.
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What are metamorphic rocks?
Rocks that are formed from other rocks by extreme heat and pressure.
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Which rock is known as the "Fire" rock?
Igneous rocks
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Which rock can form all 3 types of rocks?
Metamorphic