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Unit 1 Benchmark Study Guide
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Directions: Answer these questions.
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What skills do Scientists use to understand the natural world? (page 7)
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What is a hypothesis? (page 8)
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What is a conclusion? (page 10)
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In what ways can data be presented or displayed? (page 10)
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What is energy? (page 14)
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What are the four spheres of Earth’s system? (page 15)
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What are the three main types of landforms? (pages 22-23)
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What are the 5 characteristics of a mineral? (page 49)
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What are the three main types of rocks? (pages 50-51)
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What is weathering? (page 57)
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What is erosion? (page 57)
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What are the forces of mechanical weathering? (pages 58-59)
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What are the causes of chemical weathering? (pages 60-61)
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What factors determine the rate of weathering? (page 62)
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What is soil? (page 66)
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Unit 1 Benchmark Study Guide
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Name ___________________________
How does soil form? (page 68)
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What is litter? (page 70)
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What are decomposers? (page 71)
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What is soil conservation? (page 77)
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What is erosion? (page 88)
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What is and what causes mass movement? (page 89)
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What are the four types of mass movement? (page s 90-91)
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What is runoff? (page 95)
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What are meanders and oxbow lakes? (page 98)
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What are alluvial fans and deltas? (page 99)
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What causes waves? (page 108)
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How do waves shape a coast? (pages111-112)
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What is deflation? (page 113)
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What is plucking? (page 117)
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What is the difference between a valley glacier and a continental glacier? (page 116)
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