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| What happens when Earth's plates collide? |
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| It causes plates to rise and form mountains. |
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| What causes an earthquake? |
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| Sudden and violent movements of the Earth's crust. |
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| Cracks in the Earth's crust. |
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| What is the theory of plate tectonics? |
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| It explains how the continents were moved and why. |
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| A pattern that a major wind system follows over time. |
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| A thick haze of smoke and chemicals. |
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| The layer of the Earth that's surrounding the core. |
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| Water droplets falling to the ground as rain, hail, sleet, or snow. |
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| Each of the seven large land areas. |
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| The middle layer of the Earth's crust. |
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| Steadily flowing stream of water in the world's seas. |
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| When liquid turns to gas in the atmosphere. |
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| Removing of trees without replantation. |
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| Process of water moving from the oceans, to the air, to the ground. |
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| Underground layer of rock in which water flows. |
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| The top layer of the Earth's layers. |
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| Deep cut in the ocean floor. |
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| When you save a product. Ex. You conserve energy when you turn off the light. |
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| Gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's warmth. |
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| Heavy rain in South America, drought in India and Asia. |
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| Little raian in eastern Pacific. Typhoons in western Pacific. |
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| When large pieces of rock or something break into smaller pieces. |
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