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Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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