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Science Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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weathering | is a slow, destructive process that breaks down rocks. |
mechanical weathering | is the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity, ice, plant roots, or other factors. |
chemical weathering | the changing of material in a rock by chemical processes |
Resource | A supply that meets a need for materials or energy |
Conserve | to use a resource wisly |
Deep ocean current | ocean current caused by differences in water temperature or salinity |
Surface current | a current caused by the wind moving over the ocean |
tide | the daily rising and falling of earth`s waters on its coasts |
erosion | the movement of materials away from one place |
deposition | the placing of materials in a new place |
landslide | an event that occurs when gravity quickly pulls rocks and dirt downhill |
volcano | an opening in earth's crust in which steam, lava, and ashes erupt |
earthquake | the shaking of earths surface caused by the release of energy along a fault |
flood | a great flow of water over a large area that is usually dry land |
continental shelf | the extension of the continental crust under the ocean |
continental slope | a steep drop off at the edge of the continental shelf |
rift zone | a notch or valley between the edges of the plates at a spreading boundry |
ocean trench | a deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate |
continental landforms | landforms on the continents |
oceanic landforms | landforms found under the ocean's water |
current | the continuous flow of water along a path in the ocean |
barrier island | a small island located near a coastline |
inlet | the opening between barrier islands |