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Josh's words Chapter 3
Josh Alvarado's Chapter 3 science words
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6th Grade
09/13/2010

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aquifer
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layers of sand gravel or bedrock that holds or moves ground water.
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countour plowing
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method of plowing in which farmers plow with the shape of the land.
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fallow
Definition
farmland that is unused or allowed to to rest for a season or a year.
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fossile fuel
Definition
an energy recouse formed from the remains of plants and animals.
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geothermal energy
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energy generated with heat within the earth.
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ground cover
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a low growing plant used to prevent erosion of topsoil.
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ground water:
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water stored beneath the surface of the earth.
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hydrolic energy
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is prodused by water flows from from the reserviors and turns turbines.
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hydrosphere
Definition
all earths water found in lakes, oceans, streams, rivers, soil, groundwater, and the air.
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ice shelf
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an ice sheet that reaches the ocean and continues to float over the water.
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malleable
Definition
able to be dented or shaped.
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ntural recourses
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the mateirials on earth available for our use including soil water air and fossle fuels.
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minerals
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a solid substance founded in the earths surface has never been an organic substance.
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refinery
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a factory that seperats crude oil into prducts such as gasoline kerosene and dissel fuel.
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saline
Definition
containing salt.
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sea ice
Definition
frozen ocean water.
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uranium
Definition
a mineral necesscary to produce nuclear engy.
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vein
Definition
a consintrated area of spacific minerals that have melted and seaperated into layers.
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