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Science vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CONSRTRUCTIVE FORCES | Processes which raise or build up the surface of the earth |
| DELTA | A deposit of soil or silt formed wherever a swift stream or river empties in a lake,ocean, or a slower river. It has a triangular shape |
| SAND DUNES | A mound of sand that is deposited by wind |
| DESTRUCTIVE FORCES | Proccesses which lower the surface of the earth |
| FAULTS | A large crack in layers of rock where movement has occurred |
| DEPOSITION | The process of dropping, or depositing sediment in a new location |
| EARTHQUAKE | An earthquake is a tremor of the earth's surface |
| EROSION | erosion is the lifting and physical removal of rock particles, dirt, sand, and other natural materials |
| DECOMPOSERS | An organism that obtains energy from decaying organic material |
| WEATHERING | Weathering is a set of individual processes that cause a physical or chemical change in rocks or soil. |
| ORGANISMS | A living thing |
| LEVEE | A long narrow embankment usually built to protect land from flooding can also occur naturally along river |
| SEISMOLOGIC STUDIES | the study of earthquakes of the earth by both naturally and artificially generated seismic waves |
| BEACH RECLATAMMATION | The process of reestablishing a beach after sever erosion has depleted |
| FLOOD CONTROL | Any activity designed to reduce the flow and impact of a flood including leeves reservoirs and dams |
| VOLCANO | Type of mountain formed when tectonic plates push magma from under the earths surface; this hardened lava forms a mountain |
| DAM | A barrier controlling the flow of water and backing up water |