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land as a natural resource
natural resources
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3rd Grade
11/29/2010

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Term
EARTHQUAKE
Definition
SUDDEN MOVEMENTE OF LARGE SECTIONS OF ROCK BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE
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EROSION
Definition
MOVING OF WEATHERED ROCKS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
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GLACIER
Definition
LARGE MASS OF SLOW MOVING ICE
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LAVA
Definition
LIQUID ROCK FLOWING ON EARTH'S SURFACE
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MAGMA
Definition
LIQUID ROCK DEEP INSIDE EARTH
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SOIL
Definition
LOOSE MATERIAL THAT COVERS MUCH OF EARTH'S SURFACE
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TOPSOIL
Definition
MIXTURE OF WEATHERED AND DECAYED PLANT AND ANIMAL MATTER
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VOLCANO
Definition
OPENING IN THE GROUND THROUGH WHICH HOT ASH, GASES, AND LAVA MOVE FROM INSIDE EARTH TO THE SURFACE, SOMETIMES FORMING A CONE SHAPED HILL OR MOUNTAIN.
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WEATHERING
Definition
BREAKING UP OR WEARING AWAY OF ROCKS.
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SANDY SOIL
Definition
MADE UP OF FAIRLY LARGE GRAINS OF WEATHERED ROCK.
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CLAY SOIL
Definition
SOIL THAT IS HARD AND COMPACT THAT IS DIFFICULT FOR PLANTS TO GROW IN.
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