Question 1

a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

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Fossil Fuels

Question 2

the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface, creating loose sediements

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Weathering

Question 3

the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports loose sediments from one location to another

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Erosion

Question 4

process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

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Deposition

Question 5

the process of burning something

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Combustion

Question 6

the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

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Lithosphere

Question 7

The soft, flowing layer of the mantle under the lithosphere where convection currents occur

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Asthenosphere

Question 8

Circular movement in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core of Earth and rising to the crust

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Convection Current

Question 9

small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

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Sediment

Question 10

A rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 11

A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure underground

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Metamorphic Rock

Question 12

a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten magma or lava at or below the surface

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Igneous Rock

Question 13

the process by which loose sediments are pressed together under their own weight

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Compaction

Question 14

The process by which loose sediments are glued together into one mass

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Cementation

Question 15

The process by which a more dense plate sinks under a less dense plate

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Subduction

Question 16

the rising of the Earth's crust to higher elevations

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Uplift

Question 17

The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.

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Mantle

Question 18

Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents within the asthenosphere

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Theory of Plate Tectonics

Question 19

A fossil fuel that forms solid deposits underground from partially decomposed plant material over millions of years in sedimentary rocks

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Coal

Question 20

A fossil fuel that forms liquid deposits (oil) underground from partially decomposed marine organisms over millions of years in sedimentary rock

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Petroleum

Question 21

A fossil fuel that forms methane gas deposits underground from partially decomposed marine organisms over millions of years in sedimentary rock

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Natural Gas

Question 22

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which trap heat energy near Earth's surface

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Greenhouse Gases

Question 23

Natural situation in which solar infrared radiation (heat energy) is trapped in Earth's atmosphere, creating a warming effect

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Greenhouse Effect

Question 24

a change in global or regional climate patterns due to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.

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Climate Change

Question 25

a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to the increased levels of carbon dioxide

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Global Warming

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