Earth Science Vocabulary Cards
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| Pieces of rock and minerals that have been broken apart. | Sediment
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| When running water drops its sediment in layers as the water slows down. | Deposition
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| The layers of the sediment are squeezed together, because of the pressure of the sediment on top. | Compaction
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| When compaction squeezes water out of the layered sediments, leaving salt crystals that cement the rocks together. | Cementation
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| The breaking down of rocks on the Earth's surface. | Weathering
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| The process of carrying away the broken down rock, soil, or other material. | Erosion
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| Rivers of ice, where three–fourths of the earth's freshwater is located. | Glaciers
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| The preserved remains of ancient organisms. | Fossils
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| One complete trip that a planet takes around the sun. | Revolution
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| The path that one object in space takes around another object in space. | Orbit
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| The regions on the sun that are cooler than the surrounding areas. | sun spot
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| To spin around in circles. | rotate
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| The mnemonic to help remember the order of the planets from the sun. | My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos.
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| What does the Earth's rotation cause? | Night and Day
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| How long does it take the Earth to rotate one time? | 24 hours
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| The mixture of gases that surround the Earth, that keep the heat in, and protect it. | Atmosphere
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| When the Earth is facing the sun, it is | Daytime
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| When the Earth is turned away from the sun, it is | Nightime
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| The sun rises in the ________ and sets in the ______. | East / West
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| How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun? | 365 days
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| More of the moon continues to be lit up every few nights. | Waxing
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| Less of the moon is lit up every few nights. | Waning
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| The dark moon where none of it is lit up because the moon is between the sun and Earth. | New Moon
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| The process water moves through as it changes from a solid, liquid, or gas state as it moves between the Earth's surface and atmosphere. | Water Cycle
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| Where the energy comes from that powers the water cycle. | Sun
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| The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas ro water vapor. | Evaporation
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| The process in which water vapor changes back into liquid water. | Condensation
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| When condensed water droplets huddle together in the atmosphere. | clouds
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| What forms when moist warmer air comes in contact with cooler air near the ground? | fog
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| rain, sleet, hail or snow | Precipitation
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| Precipitation that soaks into the ground | infiltration
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| Water under the ground | ground water
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| Water evaporating out of plant's leaves | transpiration
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| Excess water that flows over the Earth's surface and downhill | runoff
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| What creeks, streams, ponds, rivers, lakes and oceans are in the water cycle. | collection
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| water vapor in the air | humidity
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| The state of the atmosphere from day to day | weather
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| The type of weather in an area averaged over a long period of time, such as 30 years or more. | climate
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