STAAR 67 Week 2 Flashcards

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slow process that BREAKS materials into smaller pieces

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Weathering

Front

The process of wind or water moving small pieces of rock, soil, and sand from one place to another.

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Erosion

Front

the DROPPING off of eroded soil, sand and bits of rock

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Deposition

Front

the process through which LAYERS OF SEDIMENTS ARE SQUEEZED together by the weight of sediment above, removing water or air from spaces between particles of sediment

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Compaction

Front

the process through which loose sediment is STUCK TOGETHER and HARDENED by minerals

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Cementation

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Energy sources like COAL, OIL, and NATURAL GAS, CANNOT be easily replenished.

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Nonrenewable resource

Front

Energy source that can be more easily replenished like wind, water, sunlight, moving water, and Earth's heat.

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Renewable resource

Front

Solid substances that occur naturally like GOLD or COPPER.

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Mineral

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Solar energy is LIGHT, HEAT, and other forms of ENERGY given off by the sun. Solar energy can be collected and used to make electricity.

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Solar Energy

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"------------", or CRUDE OIL, is a fossil fuel and nonrenewable source of energy.

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Petroleum