PAWs Practice: Earth Science and Investigation Vocab

A depression on the surface of Earth occupied by water. 

Remains of animals and plant life from past geologic ages that have formed into useable fuel.

Breakdown and alteration of rock at or near Earth's surface as a result of chemical processes

Factor being measured or observed in an experiment. 

The tide of increased range that occurs twice monthly at the new and full phases of the moon.

an event, condition, or factor that is being changed in a controlled experiment. 

Tide; Occurring when the sun, moon, and Earth are at right angles to each other. 

Factor that is changed in an experiment in order to study the change in the dependent variable

The process by which sediment is carried by forces and left in a certain area.

Natural process in which materials from Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away. 

Theory of global dynamics; Earth's crust is divided into a smaller number of large plates.

The outermost layer of Earth covering the mantle.