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The gas that is given off by animals is used by _____________ to make food. |
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The process by which plants make food and give off oxygen is called _____________. |
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Oxygen is called a(n) _____________ resource because it can be replaced. |
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The _____________ _____________ protects us from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. |
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The atmosphere also protects us from rocks from space. The _____________ with the air burns them up before they can come to Earth. |
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STUDY TIP: Friction is why your hands heat up when you rub them together. |
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Many pollutants get into the air from burning _____________ _____________. |
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Fossil fuels were formed from the decay of ancient _____________ of _____________ . |
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Fossil fuels are _____________ resources because they cannot be made again. |
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Three examples of fossil fuels include _____________, _____________ , and _____________ _____________. |
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coal, oil, and natural gas |
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Many cities experience _____________, which is a mixture of smoke and fog. |
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Burning fossil fuels can cause harmful chemicals called acids to form in the atmosphere, which then fall to Earth in the form of _____________ _____________. |
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The process by which we get fresh water from seawater is called _____________. |
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Fresh water is constantly renewed in the _____________ _____________. |
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The water that seeps into the spaces between bits of rock and soil is called _____________. |
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The top of the water-filled spaces between bits of rock and soil is called the _____________ _____________. |
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An underground layer of rock or soil that is filled with water is called a(n) _____________. |
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Some groundwater seeps out of the ground in a(n) _____________. |
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A hole dug below the water table so water can be brought up for drinking is called a(n) _____________. |
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Most of Earth's water is contained in large bodies of salt water called _____________. |
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The ocean floor, or _____________, contains mountains, valleys, and plains. |
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basin
STUDY TIP: A basin is another word for a sink - think about the bottom of a sink, but no drain :) |
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A stream of water that flows through the ocean like a river is a _____________. |
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The pull of the moon and Sun's gravity on Earth causes _____________. |
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The underwater edge of a continent is called its _____________ _____________. |
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The _____________ _____________ leads steeply down from the continental shelf toward the sea floor. |
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The _____________ _____________ is a buildup of sediment on the sea floor at the bottom of the continental slope. |
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One of the flattest places on Earth, the _____________ _____________, is at the end of the continental rise. |
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A huge underwater mountain is called a _____________ _____________. |
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A V-shaped valley below the ocean is known as a _____________. |
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The mountain range rising above the ocean floor of the Atnlantic Ocean is known as the _____________ _____________ . |
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Energy to heat homes and run many common devices such as lights, computers, radios, TVs, and washers comes from _____________. |
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Most vehicles get their energy from burning _____________ _____________. |
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There are two disadvantages to fossil fuels: they are _____________, meaning they cannot be replaced, and they _____________ the environment. |
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non-renewable ... pollute |
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Fossil fuels are the remains of _____________ _____________. |
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The source of energy in fossil fuels can be traced back to the _____________. |
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Sources of energy other than the burning of fossil fuels are called _____________ energy sources. |
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Hydroelectric plants use running or falling _____________ to spin a _____________ to make electricity. |
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Earth's internal heat, or _____________ _____________, can be used to heat homes and produce electricity. |
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Plants harness the Sun's energy through the process of _____________. |
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Devices that convert sunlight into electric energy are called _____________ _____________. |
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A house can be heated when sunlight is trapped by _____________ _____________, or collectors. |
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Converving energy means not _____________ what we have and using as _____________ as possible. |
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wasting ... little (less) |
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We can also use _____________ _____________ like water, wind, and solar energy. |
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alternative energy (fuels) |
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Renewable energy from plant matter and animal wastes is called _____________. |
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