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Science Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry. | Floods |
A slow destructive process that breaks down rocks on the surface of the Earth. | Weathering |
The breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity, ice, plant roots or other factors | Mechanical Weathering/Physical Weathering |
The changing of material in a rock by chemical process | Chemical Weathering |
Mass movements of land by gravity | Landslides |
Vibrations on Earth's surface caused by sudden | Earthquakes |
an opening in earth's crust through which steam, lava, and ashes erupt | Volcanoes |
the placing of materials in a new place | Deposition |
The movement of materials away from one place | Erosion |
A small island located near a coastline | Barrier Island |
the continues flow of water along a path in the ocean | current |
Ocean current caused by differences in water temperature or salinity | deep ocean current |
opening between barrier islands | inlet |
current caused by the wind moving over the ocean | surface current |
the daily rising and falling of earth's waters on its' coasts | tide |