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  • _______ is when water drains away from the land.
    Runoff
    Globe
    Drift
    Dissolve
  • Decay means to:
    Remain after a long period of time
    Gradually become worse or damaged
    Disappear and no longer exist
    Escape through a vent
  • True or False: The core is the outside layer of something.
    True
    False
  • To mix a solid into a liquid to form a solution
    Decay
    Fossil
    Erode
    Dissolve
  • An ________ is one living plant, animal, virus, etc.
    Organism
    Erode
    Extinction
    Ecosystem
  • A ______ is evidence that explains something.
    Ecosystem
    Theory
    Extinction
    Organism
  • To move slowly from one place to another
    Layer
    Decay
    Drift
    Runoff
  • What does a geologist study?
    The organisms on Earth
    How things dissolve
    The rocks and physical history of Earth
    Ecosystems on Earth
  • True or False: A globe is a flat model of the Earth.
    False
    True
  • What is a rift?
    Something falling apart
    Something moving quickly
    A large crack in the ground
    A vent where gas escapes
  • A _______ is the shape of a plant or animal left behind in rock.
    Nutrient
    Decay
    Fossil
    Layer
  • True or False: A vent is a small opening that allows gas to enter or exit.
    False
    True
  • What is extinction?
    When something needs more nutrients
    When something no longer exists
    When something erodes
    When there is runoff
  • A substance living things need to live and grow
    Organism
    Fossil
    Nutrient
    Core
  • A level of material that's different from the one above or below
    Runoff
    Geological
    Nutrient
    Layer
  • A group of living and non-living things interacting in the same area
    Theory
    Layer
    Globe
    Ecosystem
  • True or False: Erode means to protect from wearing away.
    False
    True