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Earth Vocab 5th
Earth Science Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LANDFORM | a natural structure found on the surface of the earth |
| LAVA | liquid rock above the surface of the earth |
| LAW OF SUPERPOSITION | lower sedimentary rocks are older than the rock on the top (order of layers matter) |
| CROP ROTATION | changing the plants in an area to help the soil |
| WEATHERING | the breaking down of rock on the surface of the earth by water, wind, or ice (destructive forces) |
| CORE | center layer of the earth |
| CRUST | top layer of the earth, made of rocks and soil |
| EROSION | the moving of weathered rocks an soil by water or wind, or ice (move the sediment) |
| SEDIMENTARY | rock made of bits of differenty types of rock mashed together |
| DECOMPOSTER | living things that break down organic matter into humus and help soil |
| TRACE FOSSIL | fossil evidence of activity |
| IGNEOUS ROCK | rock that forms from melted rock |
| FAULT | a crack in the earth's crust |
| LIMESTONE | sedimentary rock made from shells |
| MAGMA | liquid rock below the surface of the earth |
| SOIL | the thin, loose top covering of the earth's surface made up of organic and inorganic material |
| TOPSOIL | first layer of soil, which as the nutrients that plants need to grow |
| MECHANICAL WEATHERING | physical weathering (contact between force/item required) |
| METAMORPHIC ROCK | rock changed by heat or pressure |
| OIL | A fossil fuel created from really-old-dead-stuff (plants & dinosaurs) |
| ATMOSPHERE | the pocket of air that surround the Earth |
| AXIS | an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of the Earth |
| DEPOSITION | the dropping (deposit) of sediment (constructive force) |
| EARTHQUAKE | the shaking of the Earth's crust caused by large pieces of rock (plates) that move against one another |
| MORAINE | deposits left by glaciers |
| NATURAL RESOURCES | useful mineral or other material that people take from the Earth |
| NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES | resouces that cannot be replaced ( example: oil) |
| NUTRIENTS | materials from the soil that plants neet to grow |
| MANTLE | the layer of the earth between the core and crust |
| MINERALS | materials that make up rock |
| EROSION | the movement of sediment from one place to another by water, wind or ice (deconstructive force) |
| GLACIER | a huge piece of ice that slowly moves across the surface of the Earth and remains frozen during the entire year |
| CAST | solid copy of something that may be made by a mold |
| PALEONTOLOGIST | person who studies fossils |
| FOSSIL | evidence of past life usually preserved in rock |
| HUMUS | decayed waste from living organisms |
| ORGANIC | materials made from dead plants or animals |
| RENEWABLE RESOURCES | a resource that can be replaced almost as quickly as they are used |
| SEDIMENT | the small pieces that break off of rocks (example: sand, silt, pebbles, and clay) |
| SEDIMENTARY ROCK | rocks that is formed when sediment are pressed or cemented together |
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