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SCIENCE vocabalry
science words
Question | Answer |
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constructive forces | builds surface of the earth |
delta | a deposit or silt formed whereever a raivere emptys |
destructive forces | lowers surface of the earth |
sand dunes | a mound of sand that is deposited by the wind |
depostion | process of moving sdement to a new place |
faults | a crack in layers of rock where movment has happened |
earthquake | vibration of Earth by enegy stored by faults |
erosion | carrying away weathered soil and rock on the surface of the earth by wind water and grafity |
decompsers | an orginism that obtains energry by decaying organic metal |
weathering | the action of secompastion of solid near the earth's surface |
orgsnisms | living thing |
levee | long narrow enbankment uesed to protect land from being flooded |
seismologic studies | the study of earthquakes and the structure of the Earth |
Beach Reclatmmation | the process of restablishing a beach after alot of erosions |
flood control | disined to reduceflow and inpact of floods |
volcano | when tectonic plates move makeing lava comes out of the group melts and form a mounton |
dam | a barrier thecontrols flowing water and breaking water |