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| A geologist is someone who studies the Earth, and how it was formed and how it is changing. |
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| Weathering is the process that break rock into pieces, or changes it's size and shape. It is changes in rocks, soil, and minerals thought contact with the Earths atmosphere. |
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| Erosion is the process that moves rock particles from one place to another. It is the displacement of solids usually by wind and water. |
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| What are the layers of Earth? |
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| Crust, mantle, core (outer core and then inner core) |
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| What is the hydrosphere made up of? |
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| What is the atmosphere made up of? |
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| What is the lithosphere made up of? |
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| What is the biosphere made up of? |
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| Alfred Wegener was a geophysicist and meterologist who studied Earths atmosphere and developed a theory for continental drift/Pangea. |
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| Nicknamed the pathfinder of the sea, he created charts that mapped the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean which helped ships figure out the quickest path to sail. |
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The water cycle is the process when water moves from Earth to the atmospher and then back to the Earth.
evaporation/transpiration
condensation
precipitation
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| What percent does water cover the Earth? |
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| How much water is available in rivers, lakes and streams for people to drink? |
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| Which of Earths layers contain magma? |
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