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MSA vocab part 5

MSA vocab

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Erosion The carrying away of weathered soil,rock,and other materials on earths surface by gravity, water, and wind.
Estuary A coastal body of water that connects to the oceans so that fresh water from a river mixes with saltwater from the oceans, such as the Chesapeake Bay.
Evaporation Change of matter from a liquid state to a gaseous state at a temperature below its boiling point.
Evolution Changes in species as a consequence of processes such as a mutation and natural selection.
Expand When most substances are heated their molecules move faster and further apart causing them to increase.
Extinction The elimination of species (also applicable to levels other than species) due to natural processes or human activity.
Faulting The process of movement along a break or crack in the Earths crust.
Filtration Process of separating a liquid and a solid by pouring the mixture through a fine mesh
Flooding An overflowing of a body of water onto normally dry land
Fluorescence A property of a mineral to glow with certain colors when exposed to an ultraviolet light.
Folding The process of bending rock layers in Earth's crust
Food Scientific: substances that provide carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins as an energy source to organisms
Food Chain The feeding relationships of species that transfer energy through the organisms in a community
Food Web the complex interconnection of food chains in an ecosystem. (Compare Food Chain)
Force A push or pull applied to an object.
Fossil The remains or imprint of a prehistoric plant or animal.
Fracture The property of a mineral in which it breaks along rough, jagged surfaces.
Fragmentation The division of habitats that formerly occupied large, continuous areas into smaller areas by roads, fields, housing developments, and other human activities.
Frequency The number of repetitions in a given interval of time
Friction The force that acts between materials that touch at they move the past each other. Friction is caused bu irregularities in the surface of objects that are touching
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