science vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Weathering | It is a slow, destructive process that breaks down rocks.
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| mechanical weathering | It is the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity, ice, plant roots, or other factors
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| chemical weathering | It is the changing of materials in a rock by chemical processes.
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| erosion | It is the movement of materials away from one place
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| deposition | It is the placing of materials in a new place
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| landslide | It occurs when gravity quickly pulls rocks and dirt downhill
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| Volcano | is an opening in earth's crust through which steam, lava and ashes erupt.
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| earthquake | it is the shakin of earths surface caused by the release of energy along a fault.
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| flood | It is a great flow of water over an area that is usually dry land
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| Resource | Is a supply that meets a need for materials or energy
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| converse | people use their resources wisely
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| deep ocean currents | they flow up and down
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| surface currents | They are mostly caused by the wind moving over the ocean
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| tide | Tides are the daily rising and falling in a regular cycle of earth's water
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| current | A current is a flow of water in a larger body of water
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| barrier island | It is a small island along a coastline formed by the deposition of sand
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| inlets | They are opening between barrier islands
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