Earth Science 1-16
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| renewable resources | resources that nature can produce again and again in a short period of time- LUMBER
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| nonrenewable resources | resources that nature cannot replace quickly enough to meet people's needs -FOSSIL FUELS
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| fossil fuels | fuels formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals - GAS, OIL, PETROLEUM
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| inexhaustible resources | resources never used up as the are being used - SUNLIGHT, WIND, WAVES
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| constructive forces | natural force that helps build up parts of the earth
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| destructive forces | natural force that tears apart parts of the earth -TORNADO, EARTHQUAKE
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| deposition | depositing sediment in a new location -A CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE
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| erosion | movement of weathered material by water, wind, or ice
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| rotation | the spinning of a planet, moon, or star on its axis
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| climate | the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years
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| greenhouse effect | the rising temperate the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere are trapped
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| El Niño | a short term climate change that occurs every two to ten years caused by a rise in the temperature of surface water in the Pacific Ocean
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| microclimate | climate of a very small area
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| global warming | hypothesized rise in Earth's average temperature from excess carbon dioxide
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| lunar cycle | new moon, quarter moon, full moon, quarter moon
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| water cycle | change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth's surface and atmosphere
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