Science Vocab

What is matter?

All the material in the universe that has mass and takes up space

When you care about someone

A lot of mass

All the material in the ground

What is Soil?

Dirt

A mixture of weathered rock, water, air and organic material

Another word for the crust

What is the Water Cycle?

The movement of water

The cycle of processes when water circulates between the oceans, the earth's atmosphere and land.

The cycle of how water gets into the Ocean

What is weather?

The conditions in the atmosphere like the temperature and other natural conditions at a particular time

Weather is rain, snow, and hail

Weather only happens in the mantle so we Never get weather

What is Climate?

Climbing a cliff

LOTS of matter

The general weather conditions in the atmosphere over a long period of time

Climate can't happen because weather doesn't happen

What is Chemical Weathering?

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces due to chemical reactions and changes.

Like I said before, any type of weather happens inside the mantle

Using Chemicals in the rain because that's weather

Really bad weather

What is Mechanical Weathering?

Fixing a car in really bad weather

The breaking down of rocks due to a physical cause such as wind, water, tree roots, and frost.

I give up, WEATHER CAN NOT HAPPEN ON THE EARTH! ONLY IN THE MANTLE!!

What is Ice Wedging?

When cracks in rock or earth fill with water that freezes and expands causing the rock to break.

Wedging ice into any other object

Ice Wedging is when there are cracks in the ice and another piece of ice wedges it out so you have a lake.

What is Oxidation?

Oxygen being used

To combine with oxygen, or make something combine with oxygen, especially in a way that causes rust.

To combine with oxygen and iron

What is Erosion?

When a volcano rises

To remove soil,rock,or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust ,then transport, it away to another location.

Erosion is a made up word

What is Deposition?

The natural process of dropping or depositing rocks or soil in a different place.

The natural process of dropping or depositing water into the ocean

A dessert

What is a plain

You spelled that wrong. It's "Plane". A plane flies through the air with many people on it.

A large flat area of land

It's a "plan". I think you know what a plan is though.

What is a Plateau?

A really important plan

Flat land area with steep eroded sides that raises sharply above other nearby land.

What is a mountain?

A large landform with a steep change in elevation of the earth’s surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.

A volcano that doesn't have lava inside.

What is a Topographic Map?

A small map

A big map

A type of map that shows changes in elevation using contour lines.

What is Elevation?

An elevator

The height above or below the level of the sea

What is a Contour Line?

The height above or below the level of the sea

A big line

What is an Index Line?

A line on an index card

The height above or below the level of the sea

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