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19 Cards in this Set
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pollutant |
an unwanted substance added to the land, water,or air |
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renewable resource |
a type of energy resource that can be replaced |
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inexhaustible resource |
a type of resource that will not run out |
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nonrenewable resource |
a type of energy resource that cannot be replaced at all or cannot be replaced as fast as some people use it. |
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metamorphic |
rocks formed inside the earth from other rocks under heat and pressure |
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plate |
a section of the lithosphere |
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inorganic matter |
all the nonliving materials in the soil |
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constructive forces |
forces that build new features on Earth's surface |
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erosion |
the movement of materials away from a place |
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weathering |
a slow process that breaks down rocks in sediments |
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organic matter |
all living materials and materials that were once alive |
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humus |
the decaying material in soil |
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deposition |
process of laying down materials, such as rocks and soil |
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destructive forces |
forces that wear away or tear down features on earth's surface |
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mineral |
a nonliving, naturally occurring solid that has its own regular arrangement of particles in it |
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rock cycle |
a process in which rocks are constantly being formed and destroyed |
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igneous |
rocks that form when melted rock cools and hardens |
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soil |
a mixture of nonliving materials and decayed materials from organisms |
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sedimentary |
rocks that from when layers of materials and rock particles settle on top of each other and then hardens. |
