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17 Cards in this Set
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COAL
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made from the remains of plants
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remains of plants
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CONSERVATION
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THE PRESERVING AND WISE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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converving
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CONTOUR PLOWING
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The plowing of hilly land in a way that follows the shape of the land
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plowing
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CRUST
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The thinnest, outermost layer of earth
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layer
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DAM BUILDING
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Using boulders, small trees, tree branches, bushes, or boards to stop the formation of gullies
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beavers
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FOSSIL FUEL
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A FUEL FORMED FROM THE REMAINS OF ONCE LIVING THINGS AND THAT IS NONRENEWABLE (NATURAL GAS, COAL, PETROLEUM AND OIL)
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Dinosaurs left this
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MINERAL
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A SOLID, FOUND IN NATURE THAT HAS A DEFINITE CHEMICAL MAKEUP
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METALS
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THE MOST VALUABLE SUBSTANCES THAT COMES FROM ORES (IRON, COPPER, ALUMINUM, GOLD AND TIN)
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IRON, COPPER, ALUMINUM, GOLD AND TIN
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NATURAL RESOURCE
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ANY USEFUL MATERIAL FROM EARTH, SUCH AS WATER, OIL, AND MINERALS
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NATURAL RESOURCES ARE HERE ON EARTH NATURALLY, NO ONE PLANTED THEM
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NONRENEWAL RESOURCE
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A NATURAL RESOURCE THAT CAN'T BE REPLACED ONCE ITS REMOVED
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ONCE ITS GONE IT CANNOT BE REPLACED
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ORE
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A MINERAL OR ROCK THAT CONTAINS ENOUGH OF A METAL TO MAKE MINING THAT METAL PROFITABLE
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RENEWABLE RESOURCE
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A RESOURCE THAT CAN BE REPLACED
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YOU CAN GET MORE OF THIS IF YOU USE IT UP
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ROCK
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A SOLID MATERIAL THAT IS MADE UP OF ONE OR MORE MINERALS AND THAT MAY BE USED FOR ITS PROPERTIES
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SOIL
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THE LOOSE MATERIAL THAT COVERS MUCH OF EARTH'S LAND SURFACE AND IS MADE UP OF 3 LAYERS, TOPSOIL, SUBSOIL AND PARTLY WEATHERED ROCK
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DIRT
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SOLAR ENERGY
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THE CLEAN, RELATIVELY LOW-COST ENERGY FROM THE SUN
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SUN PROVIDES ENERGY
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STRIP CROPPING
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THE PLANTING OF COVER CROPS BETWEEN ROWS OF CROPS
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ROWS
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TOP SOIL
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A MIXTURE OF WEATHERED ROCKS AND HUMUS
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DECAYED PLANT AND ANIMAL MATTER
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