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17 Cards in this Set
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Use what you know to figure something out
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Infer
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The mixture of humus & earth materials in which plants often grow; dirt
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Soil
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Rotten or decayed plant material found in soil
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humus
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Something (s) that is valuable or useful to a place or person
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resources
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A deep place with steep hills on either side
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Canyon
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Study of studying fossils
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Paleontology
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Science of studying life in the past
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Archeology
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Imprints and remains of things tht lived long ago
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Fossil
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A mark that is made when an object presses into something
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Imprint
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To group things that are alike in some way
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Classify
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A glass lens scientists use to make things look bigger
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Magnifying glass
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The carrying away of rocks and soil
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Erosion
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The breaking up of rocks
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Weathering
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Scientists who study the Earth
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Geologists
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How a thing looks, feels, smells, tastes or sounds
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Properties
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A solid found in nature that is not a plant or animal
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Mineral
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Solid earth materials; most common solid materials at the earth's surface
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rocks
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