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the pattern of weather in a place over many years
a) weather
b) climate
c) humidity
d) temperature

the blanket of air that surrounds Earth
a) humidity
b) climate
c) weather
d) atmosphere

what the air is like outside
a) weather
b) humidity
c) climate
d) temperature

the amount of water vapor in the air
a) weather
b) rain
c) humidity
d) atmosphere

a natural, nonliving material made of one or more minerals
a) rock
b) mineral
c) humus
d) magma

a natural, nonliving material that makes up rocks
a) magma
b) humus
c) rocks
d) minerals

rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) igneous rock
d) rock

rock that is formed when sediments are pressed together and cemented
a) sedimentary rock
b) metamorphic rock
c) rock
d) igneous rock

rock that forms when existing rock is changed by heat and pressure
a) sedimentary rock
b) rock
c) igneous rock
d) metamorphic rock

the layer of loose material that covers Earth's land
a) soil
b) humus
c) dirt
d) loam

remains of plants and animals
a) soil
b) dirt
c) humus
d) loam

soil that contains a mixture of humus and mineral materials of sand, silt, and clay
a) soil
b) humus
c) dirt
d) loam

a solid feature of Earth's surface
a) landform
b) lava
c) magma
d) rock

magma that flows onto Earth's surface
a) rock
b) magma
c) lava
d) loam

melted rock
a) loam
b) rock
c) lava
d) magma

the sudden shift of the Earth's crust causes vibrations called
a) weathering
b) erosion
c) shakes
d) earthquakes

any process that breaks rock into smaller pieces
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) deposition
d) landform

the movement of weathered materials
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) weathering
d) landform

the placing of pieces of Earth's surface in a new place
a) weather
b) erosion
c) weathering
d) deposition

We use streak, luster, hardness, and cleavage to identify a rock
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

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