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Monday, December 29, 2014

Changing Earth by Barbara M. Linde

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Book: Changing Earth
Author: Barbara M. Linde
ISBN: 978-0-02-202476-5

Chapter 1: Shifts in the Land

1. When one of the plates shift and move against another.
2. When hot molten rock and gases build up over time and erupt through Earth’s crust.
3. Lava flows out of a volcano.
4. A glacier is a large body of ice.
5. Some glaciers are thousands of years old.
6. True
7. Lakes are formed from hollowed-out bowls.
8. A landslide is the flow of rocks, debris, or soil down a slope.
9. Deposition is the material added to a land form.

Chapter 2: Changes Due to Water

10. Three-quarters of Earth’s surface is covered by water
11. The water cycle is the movement of water above, on, and below the surface of Earth.
12. A wave is the rise and fall of the water’s surface.
13. A tsunami is a series of huge waves.

Chapter 3: Changes Due to Weather

14. There were 6 major hurricanes recorded in 2004.
15. A hurricane is a tropical storm that has very strong winds, thunderstorms, and a lot of rain.
16. June through November is hurricane season.
17. A tornado is a spinning, funnel-shaped column of wind.
18. February to April is tornado season.
19. Weathering is the breaking up of rock, wood, soil, and minerals from contact with the atmosphere.
20. Chemical weathering is the process of water and chemicals in the air that change the minerals in rocks.

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