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5th Science 3rd 9 wk

RISD' 5th science vocabulary for 3rd 9 weeks

Vocabulary WordDefinition
evaporation the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
condensation the process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
precipitation any form of water that falls from clouds, such as rain or snow
transpiration cycle the process in which plants give off water through their stomata
carbon dioxide cycle the process by which carbon and oxygen cycle among plants, animals, and the environment
nitrogen cycle the cycle in which nitrogen gas is changed into forms of nitrogen that plants can use
mineral a naturally occurring nonrenewable solid substance having a definite composition and having the characteristics of being hard, soft, shiny, or magnetic
igneous a type of rock that was formed by extreme heat
sedimentary a type of rock that is formed by the deposition of sediment
metamorphic a type of rock formed when igneous, sedimentary, or other metamorphic rocks are changed by extreme heat/and or pressure
sediment Solid fragments of inorganic or organic material that come from the weathering of rock and are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice
weathering the process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces
deposition the process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location
erosion the process of moving sediment from one place to another
landform a physical feature on the earth's surface
fossil fuels fuels formed from the remains of once-living oganisms
nonrenewable resource a resource that cannot be readily replaced once it is used
renewable resource a resource that is replaced as it is used
inexhaustible resource a resource that is incapable of being depleted
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