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Our Planet Earth
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| equinox | period in which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are equal in length everywhere on Earth |
| solstice | period during which hours of daylight are longest on one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere |
| weathering | process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces |
| erosion | process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil |
| deposition | process of dropping eroded material in a new place |
| plate tectonics | a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates |
| fault | crack in Earth's crust |
| magma | molten rock found under Earth's surface |
| portion | a share |
| sustain | to support |