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resources that nature can produce again and again in a relatively short period of time- such as lumber |
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resources that nature can not replace quickly enough to meet people's needs- such as fossil fuels |
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fuels formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals- such as gas, oil, and petroleum |
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resources that are never used up as they are being used- such as sunlight, wind, waves |
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depositing sediment in a new location |
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the movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice |
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spinning of a planet, moon, or star on its axis |
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the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years |
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the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere are trapped |
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a short-term climate change that occurs every two to ten years caused by a rise in the temperature of surface water in the Pacific Ocean |
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a natural force that helps build up parts of the earth |
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a natural force that tears apart parts of the earth - such as a tornado or earthquake |
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the climate of a very small area |
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the hypothesized rise in Earth's average temperature from excess carbon dioxide |
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new moon, quarter moon, full moon, quarter moon |
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the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere |
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the process by which a liquid changes into a gas |
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the process by which a gas changes into a liquid |
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any form of water that falls from clouds: such as rain or snow |
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet)
(my very easy method just speeds up naming planets)
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