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What surface feature is most likely caused by the movement of the Earth's crustal plates?
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Volcanoes
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A.) Lakes
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What instrument is used for checking wind conditions?
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Anemometer
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It spins around and looks like helicopter propellers.
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What are fossils?
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Remains or traces of plant or animal preserved in rock.
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What factor of the air is usually recorded when gathering data?
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Temperature
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A polar ice cap is usually located in what hemisphere?
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Northern Hemisphere
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Name the four phases of the moon.
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Full moon, waning crescent, first quarter, and waxing gibbous.
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The most important reason that lakes and oceans have different types of animal life is that oceans have what?
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Water with more salt.
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The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes what?
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Days
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Certain storms form over water near the equator. Warm, moist air rises quickly over the ocean, causing a strong, whirling storm with high winds and heavy rains. This is what type of storm?
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Hurricane
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Weathering can cause what kind of rock to form?
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Sedimentary
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