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Science Vocabulary

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weathering   is a slow, destructive process that breaks down rocks.  
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mechanical weathering   is the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity, ice, plant roots, or other factors.  
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chemical weathering   the changing of material in a rock by chemical processes  
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Resource   A supply that meets a need for materials or energy  
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Conserve   to use a resource wisly  
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Deep ocean current   ocean current caused by differences in water temperature or salinity  
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Surface current   a current caused by the wind moving over the ocean  
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tide   the daily rising and falling of earth`s waters on its coasts  
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erosion   the movement of materials away from one place  
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deposition   the placing of materials in a new place  
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landslide   an event that occurs when gravity quickly pulls rocks and dirt downhill  
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volcano   an opening in earth's crust in which steam, lava, and ashes erupt  
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earthquake   the shaking of earths surface caused by the release of energy along a fault  
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flood   a great flow of water over a large area that is usually dry land  
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continental shelf   the extension of the continental crust under the ocean  
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continental slope   a steep drop off at the edge of the continental shelf  
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rift zone   a notch or valley between the edges of the plates at a spreading boundry  
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ocean trench   a deep valley that forms when an ocean plate moves below another plate  
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continental landforms   landforms on the continents  
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oceanic landforms   landforms found under the ocean's water  
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current   the continuous flow of water along a path in the ocean  
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barrier island   a small island located near a coastline  
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inlet   the opening between barrier islands  
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