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Vocabulary 18 Review
Term | Definition |
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Day/night cycle | Caused by the Earth's rotation or spinning on its axis once every 24 hours |
Appearance | The way something looks |
Full Moon | This is when the moon appears to be fully illuminated |
Lunar Cycle | Another name for the moon cycle |
New Moon | The moon is not visible at the time |
Shadow | Cast by an object that blocks the Sun's light will change from long in the morning, shortest at noon, then long in the late afternoon. |
Sunrise/Dawn | When the sun begins to rise in the East |
Sunset/dusk | When the sun begins to set in the West |
Seasons | Caused by the tilt of the Earth |
Tides | Caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth |
Weathering | The wearing away of sediments by water, waves, wind or ice |
Erosion | The moving or carrying away of sediments to a new location |
Deposition | The dropping of sediments to a new location |
Cementation | Sticking together like glue |
Compaction | The pressure of pressing together sediments |
Sedimentary Rock | Rock made by the deposits of sediments that form layers. |
Decay | To go through decomposition |
Earthquakes | Triggered by the movement of Earth's plates |
Landslides | Gravity or rain or both, pulls rocks and mud down the mountain causing destruction. |
Tsunami | An earthquake in the ocean causes these giant destructive waves |