Topic 4: Earth's Features

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2 is _____________.

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topsoil

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How are renewable and nonrenewable energy sources different?

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Renewable energy resources can be replaced. Nonrenewable energy resources can't be replaced.

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What is one part of the rock cycle process?

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Igneous or metamorphic rock is broken into particles, or sediment.

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Where on Earth can you find volcanoes?

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The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

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Why are volcanoes found near the Ring of Fire?

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Volcanoes are caused by the collision of plates around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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What processes produced this land feature?

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Weathering and erosion. Rock has been broken into particles and carried away. Only the strong rock remains.

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What information do you need to draw a topographic map?

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I would need to know all the land features that would appear on the map; how tall mountains are; how deep valleys are; locations of rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds; the shapes and sizes of landforms

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Earth has three types of rock. They are connected in a pattern called the rock ___________.

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cycle

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______________ rock forms when molten material beneath Earth's surface rises and cools.

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Igneous

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Igneous rock may get ______________ into particles.

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weathered