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SS List 2
| recycle | process of which resources are refused and changed into new products |
| renewable resource | resources that nature produces again and again, such as plants and animals |
| resource | material found in nature and that is used by living things |
| rock cycle | the continual process over time of rock changing from one type to another |
| tides | changes in water level at the shoreline caused by the pull of gravity between the Earth and its moon |
| volcano | a mountain built from hardened lava, rocks, and ash that erupted out of Earth |
| weathering | process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces caused by wind, water, ice and roots of plants |
| wind | movement of air |
| fossil | remains of traces of an organism that lived long ago |
| conservation | wise use and protection of natural resources |
| climate | average weather pattern of an area over a long period of time |
| carbon-dioxide oxygen cycle | exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen between plants and animals |
| deposition | putting sediment in a new location |
| destructive force | force that breaks down and changes the Earth's surface |
| earthquake | shaking of Earth's surface caused by movement of the crust and mantle |
| erosion | movement of weathered materials by water, wind, and ice |
| flow | consistent movement of a material such as water. lava, or glaciers |
| fossil fuel | nonrenewable resource, made from once living organisms and found deep in the earth's surface. Examples are oil, coal, and natural gas |
| glacier | huge sheet of slow moving ice that lasts all year |
| inexhaustible resource | useful things from nature that never get used up or have to be replaced, such as sun, moving water, and wind |
| man made mateials | resources made by humans from natural resources |
| nonrenewable | resource that connot be replaced once it is used up |
| reuse | use a material again in its original form instead of throwing it away |
| ocean current | river of water that flows through the ocean in a regular pattern |
| reduce | use less of a material resulting in a smaller amount of waste |
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