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What is used to change water into steam in a nuclear power plant?
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heat released from nuclear fission reactions
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Which process results in the formation of igneous rock?
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the cooling of magma
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what happens to rocks in a strike slip fault.
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the rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other side ways.
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What is the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change into a gas?
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evaporation
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What is the atmosphere.
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gases that surround the earth
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Most of the energy that heats earth's atmosphere is _________.
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infrared radiation
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what are very high feathery clouds called?
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cirrus clouds
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a tropical storm must have winds of at least _____ to be classified a hurricane.
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119 kilometers/hour
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If you count 100 beetles in a garden measuring 20 square meters, the population density of the beetles is __________.
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5 beetles per square meter
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What is an example of limiting factors.
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food, space, and weather conditions
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