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Earth’s Geological Features Introduction to Chapters 6 and 9
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What is a geological feature? Geology is the study of what Earth is made up of, the rocks which make it up, and how it can change.
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Earth’s Geological Features Bodies of water Beaches Ocean ridges Continental shelf Plateaus Faults Canyons Sand dunes Ice caps
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Landforms We refer to all of the different kinds of land as landforms. Some landforms take a lot of time to form, while other landforms take very little time to form.
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Earth’s Water Earth’s water is made of 3 kinds usable fresh water (1%) frozen fresh water (2%) salt water (97%)
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Useable Fresh Water The useable fresh water refers to rives and lakes.
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Frozen Fresh Water The frozen fresh water is found in ice caps and glaciers.
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Salty Water The salty water refers to the oceans found on Earth.
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How does Earth’s surface change? Earth’s surface changes over time due to many different things. Some of these things include: Chemicals Temperature Wind Living things
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What protects Earth? Earth is protected by a crust. It is a layer of rock that is the outer surface of Earth. In the ocean this layer is under water. Earth Police
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