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Science Unit 4

5th grade Earth Science

QuestionAnswer
Canyon deep narrow valley with steep sides
Constructive build something (including knowledge) by putting pieces together
Delta large flat area of land at the mouth (end) of a river
Destructive tear down or destroy
Earthquake shaking of Earth's crust caused by rock slabs moving against each other deep below the Earth's crust
Erosion the movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice
Force a push or a pull
Glacier a large body of moving ice that stays frozen all year
Landform a natural feature on Earth's surface such as a mountain or valley
Landslide when earth (dirt, mud, grass, trees, etc) and rocks quickly slide down the side of a mountain or steep slope
Deposition the process in which materials eroded by water, wind, or ice are dropped in a new place
Rocks natural resource that is a collection of various minerals; the hard, solid material that the surface of the Earth is made of
Sediment a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is then transported by wind, water, or ice, and/or by the fore of gravity acting on the particles
Valley area of low land between hills or mountains
Volcanic Eruption when lava, ash, and gases suddenly come out from a volcanic vent
Weathering wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to wind, water, ice, and gravity
Abrasive to rub against something very hard
Beach sandy area where the water of the ocean or lakes meet the earth
Clay small sediments held together by moisture, usually found underground
Crust the top layer of the Earth
Expand to spread out
Fault a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake
Flow to move
Mineral non-renewable resource found in/on our Earth; examples: gemstomes, metals, salts
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