Water Everywhere | Changing Land | Climate | The Planets | Mineral |
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What is groundwater?
This type of water goes into the ground.
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What is weathering?
When rock is broken into smaller pieces.
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What is climate?
The pattern of weather over a long time.
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What is a planet?
There are eight of these in our solar system.
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What are rocks?
Made of mixtures of different minerals.
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What is a glacier?
A giant layer of thick ice and snow.
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What is erosion?
When rocks and soil are moved from one place to another.
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What is tropical climate?
This type of climate is warm/hot all year.
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What is Mars?
This planet is covered in red soil.
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What is a streak?
Made by rubbing a mineral on a tile.
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What are wells?
The holes that people dig in the ground to collect groundwater.
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What is a flood?
When a lot of water flows over dry land.
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What is temperate climate?
This type of climate has cold winters and hot summers.
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What is Jupiter?
This planet has at least 69 moons.
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What is luster?
This word is used to describe how shiny or dull a mineral looks.
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What are springs?
Streams of groundwater that flow up from underground.
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What is a landslide?
When wet soil slides down a mountain.
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What is elevation?
How high or low the land is.
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What is Uranus?
The only planet in the solar system that spins on its side.
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What is Mohs Hardness Scale?
This scale is used to measure the hardness of a mineral.
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What are Cumulus Clouds?
Big and fluffy clouds.
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What are sediments?
Small pieces of sand and soil mixed with water.
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What is a rain shadow?
When big mountains have a wet side and a dry side.
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Who is Neptune?
This planet gets its name from the god of the ocean.
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What is Graphite?
This mineral is used in pencils.
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