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Earth Science

Vocabulary Terms for Landforms and Fossils

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sedimentary rocks sediments squeezed and cemented together by heat and pressure to form layers
fossils remains of dead plants and animals
Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Cycle exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases between plants and animals
oxygen gas given off by plants that is needed by animals
carbon dioxide gas given off by animals that is needed by plants
photosynthesis food making process in plants which use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
water cycle cycle of water that change into differnt states and its movement from one place to another on Earth
evaporation liquid changes into a gas called water vapor
condensation changes from water vapor to water droplets; water droplets in the atmosphere collect and form clouds
precipitation water falling on the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, and hail
collection water that flows into a specific gathering spots such as lakes or oceans
weathering process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces, caused by wind, water, ice, gravity, and roots of plants
erosion movement of weathered materials by water, wind, gravity, and ice
delta landform usually found where the rivers meet large bodies of water; they are fan shaped
canyon a deep, narrow valley located between rocky cliffs; it has steep sides;has a V shape
sand dune is a mound or hill made of sand; usually located near bodies of water
glacial valley a landform formed by the movement of a glacier; glacial valley is shaped like the letter U
deposition the process of depositing sediment in a new location
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