US Environment Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a high, flat landform that rises steeply above the surrounding land? | Plateau |
| What is the pattern of weather of a certain place over many years? | Climate |
| What are the surroundings in which people, plants, or animals live? | Environment |
| What is something found in the environment that people use? | Natural Resources |
| What is the name of the mountains that stretch all the way from Maine to Alabama? | Appalachian Mountains |
| What is nonrewable resource that is found in the earth called? | Mineral |
| What is the measurement of how hot or cold something is, often the air? | Temperature |
| What is the study of Earth and the way people, plants, and animals live on and use it? | Geography |
| What is the careful use of a natural resouce called? | Conservation |
| What is the process of making used products into new products called? | Recycling |
| What type of winter will an area that is far from the equator most likely have? | Cold |
| What is it called to use something again instead of discarding it? | Recycle |
| What type of resource is solar power an example of? | Renewable |
| What area in the US is known for its rich soil? | Interior Plains |
| What is the moisture that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail called? | Precipitation |
| What happens to soil if it is farmed over and over? | Gets worn out |
| What is the name of the waterway that allows ships from both Canada and the US to travel from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? | St. Lawrence Seaway |
| Rain and snow are two examples of what? | Precipitation |
| What is a low, bowl-shaped landform surrounded by higher land? | Basin |
| What is the land next to the ocean called? | Coast |
| What is a natural resource that can be replaced for later use, such as a forest? | Renewable Resource |
| What type of resource is mineral an example of? | Nonrenewable |
| What is a dry area that gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year? | Desert |
| What is a large area of nearly flat land? | Plain |
| What are any of the shapes that make up Earth's surface called? | Landforms |
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