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What are moving sheets of ice?
glaciers
What happens to lakes when ice melts?
It fills the holes of Lakes
These are areas where the ocean is partly surrounded by land.
Bays
Where do ships stay to be safe from the storm?
Harbors
Name one big city in the US that have harbors.
New York, Maryland, Baltimore
Why did Europeans and Native Americans burn tree trunks?
burned wood as fuel, build home or canoes.
Name one tree that grows in the Northeast.
Evergreen, broadleaf trees.
This is where land drops sharply to lower land below.
fall lines
What do you call a power plant that generates electricity from water?
Hydroelectric Power Plant
What pushes the turbine round and round?
Water
Name one resource that can be found in the Northeast. Clue: They can be found in bays, lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
fish, crabs, and lobsters
Give one form of precipitation.
Snow or rain
Why is precipitation important in the Northeast?
It keeps rivers full and forests and farmlands growing.
This is the name for when precipitation comes from storms that strike the region in the fall and winter. Clue: short form of Northeasters
nor'easters
