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| ingneous rock that cools quickly and has small crystals |
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| a periodic change in coeanic and atmospheric conditions causing unusually warm surface water |
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| igneous rock that cools and has large crystals. |
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| the way the Earth's rotation affects wind and ocean currents |
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| the magma that reaches the surface of the earth |
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| an undersea volcanic mountain found on the deep ocean basin |
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| the movement of cold, deep ocean water to the ocean's surface |
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| a stream of water that flows deep beneath the ocean's surface |
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| This type of rock is formed as a result of heat and pressure. |
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| This type of rock is formed as a result of cooling lava. |
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| This type of rock is formed when wind and water break down other rock types. |
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| Examples of this rock include granite, basalt, and obsidian. |
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| Examples of this rock are sandstone, shale, and limestone. |
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| Examples of this type of rock include marble, gneiss, and slate. |
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| When a dense ocean plate meets a less dense continental plate at a convergent boundary, the denser plate is forced down into the earth's hot mantle. |
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| An ocean floor feature that has been formed when two plates diverge leaving a gap. The opening fills with lava and hardens to form igneous rock. |
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| What word describes the reason why the alternating stripes in the ocean floor point in opposite directions? |
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| The current theory that describes how Earth's crust is broken into plates that float on the earth's mantle layer. |
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| Drought, intense storms, increased rainfall |
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| Examples of weather conditions caused by El Nino. |
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| This is a rock containing molecules that always orient themselves toward magnetic north. |
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| These are two important factors that affect the density of ocean currents. |
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| When ________ does not occur, nutrients from the ocean's bottom do not surface and the fish suffer. |
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| volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis |
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| The movement of the Earth's plates can cause these natural disasters. |
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| If animal or plant remains were trapped inside other rock types, they would be heated beyond recognitioin or put under too much pressure to be preserved. |
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| Why are fossils only found in sedimentary rocks and not in the other two rock types? |
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| This theory states that they continents used to be connected and that they eventually drifted apart. |
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| Seafloor Spreading Theory |
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| This theory states that they ocean floor is expanding in some places because magma is coming up through openings at divergent boundaries and hardening into igneous rock. |
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| What process do some places in the world use to obtain freshwater? |
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| Trees and freshwater are what kind of resources? |
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| These are good conductors of heat and energy. |
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| A great way to reuse and recycle plants and food scraps is by making. . . |
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| What are three fossil fuels? |
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| natural gas, petroleum, coal |
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| True/False: When a student uses an insulated bottle for his drink every day, he is REDUCING. |
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| True/False: MINERALS are extracted from the ground and refined into valuable metals. |
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| False: ORES are extracted and made into metals. |
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| True/False: Materials found in nature that are useful to humans are NATURAL RESOURCES. |
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| Soil is a _____ resource? |
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| Animals are a ________ resource? |
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| Wood is a _______ resource? |
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| Gasoline is a _______ resource? |
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| Water is a _____ resource. |
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| Salt is a _______ resource? |
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| Paper is a _______ resource? |
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| Iron is a _____ resource? |
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| Diamond is a ______ resource? |
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| Wind is a _____ resource? |
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| Aluminum is a _____ resource? |
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| List five physical properties that can be used to identify minerals. |
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| Hardness, luster, streak, color, and cleavage |
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| Explain how a pizza box solar oven works. |
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| A pizza box solar oven captures sunlight and converts it to heat energy. Aluminum foil reflects the light into the box. The black construction paper absorbs the heat. The plastic wrap and newspaper insulate the oven to keep the heat inside. |
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| You find a paper clip in the hallway at school. You should: |
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| The school year has ended, and you do not need your science notebook anymore. You should: |
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| After eating dinner at a restaurant, you use one of their mint toothpicks. You should: |
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| Your local grocer is double bagging your groceries. You should: |
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| Reduce the waste, reuse it, or recycle it. |
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| Coal is what kind of rock? |
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| What kind of energy is produced from heat trapped within the earth? |
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| Methane, propane, and butane are all what? |
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| If you need to throw away paint, pesticides, and automotive fluids, what should you do with them? |
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| I should take them to special recycling or disposal centers because they can be hazardous to the environment. |
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| Why should you conserve and protect your natural resources? |
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| God gave us all our natural resources for our use. They are important for life. Some can not be renewed. Those that are renewable may be used up faster than they can be replaced. Conserving and protecting will help future generations have these resources available. |
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