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Earth Science

5th Grade Vocabulary

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a group of things or parts that work together for a common purpose system
a low area between hills and mountains where a river often flows valley
the change of water from one state to another as it travels through Earth's atmosphere and its surface water cycle
the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces weathering
an object in space that produces its own heat and light star
something built by people structure
a star around which the Earth and other planets in our solar system revolve Sun
dark spots on the surface of the sun that are cooler than their surrounding areas sunspots
a slanted surface; a surface that is not flat or level slope
release enormous amounts of magnetic energy that can and sometimes do affect the electronic equipment on Earth solar flare
arise from the intense heat of the corona; travel outward from the Sun through our Solar System solar winds
violent explosions of streams of hot gas solar prominence
the complete trip a planet makes around the Sun; Earth's is 365 1/4 days revolution
the spinning of a planet or object in space on its axis rotation
a line separating the land and the oceans; zero elevation sea level
tiny bits of rock, shell, soil, sand, or dead plants sediment
elevated areas of level land plateau
the part of a river channel where the water moves rapidly over obstacles, such as large boulders rapids
to use a material or substance again, usually in another form or way recycle
resources that can be replaced in a short period of time, such as plants, animals, water, oxygen, and soil renewable resources
the cyclical change in the way the moon reflects the Sun's light as it revolves around Earth phases of the moon
the highest point or top of a mountain peak
broad, flat areas of land not far above sea level plains
large objects that revolve around a star planets
a natural object that orbits a planet; a satellite moon
a nonrenewable resource that is found under ground, used as a fuel and is a burnable gas natural gas
resources that cannot be replaced in a short period of time, such as oil (petroleum), natural gas, coal, and minerals nonrenewable resources
the path that one object takes around another object orbit
drawings, usually on a flat surface, of an area or the features of an area map
sudden downhill movement of rock, sediment, or soil; such as a landslide or mudslide mass movement
a curve or loop in a river meander
a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something model
resources that cannot be used up, such as wind, sunlight, and ocean tides inexhaustible resources
to give an explanation interpret
a shape of the land landform
a natural or constructed embankment along a stream that protects land from flooding levee
nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of decayed plants and animals millions of years ago fossil fuels
a slab of ice that moves slowly over the land glacier
the force that pulls all objects in the universe towards each other gravity
a network of horizontal and vertical lines that form squares grid
crack in Earth's crust fault
sudden rush of water over land after a heavy rain flash flood
a very heavy flow or overflow of water over land flood
land that is covered with water during a flood floodplain
substances that make up or come from the Earth, such as water, rocks, and air Earth materials
shaking of Earth caused by the movement of the crust earthquake
height above sea level elevation
movement of Earth materials by water, wind, ice, and other natural forces erosion
a barrier that obstructs or does not allow, the flow of water dam
a fan-shaped deposit of materials that is found at the mouth of a river or stream delta
the process by which eroded materials settle in another place deposition
third planet from the Sun; only known planet that contains life Earth
center of the Earth core
the atmosphere of the Sun that can only be seen during a solar eclipse corona
outer layer of Earth that is made up of solid rock; also called the lithosphere crust
any motion of an object, sequence or process that repeats itself cycle
fan-shaped deposit of Earth materials on dry land alluvial fan
an imaginary line that a planet, or object in space, spins on axis
bottom of a mountain or other landform base
a V-shaped valley eroded by a river or stream canyon
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