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Earth Science: Earth Adventure
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Earth Science Middle School vocabulary
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A process by which wind or water drops sediment in a new location
landform
weathering
deposition
erosion
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Small particles of rock, soil, sand, or shell deposited by water, wind, or ice
fossil
sediment
igneous
metamorphic
3
A natural satellite in space that revolves around a planet
space ship
moon
star
comet
4
An imaginary line around which a planet rotates
revolution
axis
rotation
orbit
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A natural resource that can be used more than once
reusable resource
inexhaustible resource
nonrenewable resource
recycle
6
Resources that can be replaced as they are used
reusable resource
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
recycle
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The general pattern of weather conditions in a region over a period of many years
accumulation
weather
precipitation
climate
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A rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
rock cycle
sedimentary rock
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The different appearances of the moon caused by the moon's orbit around the Earth
lunar cycle
moon
day and night
eclipse
10
To turn on an axis
rotate
orbit
lunar cycle
revolve
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A type of rock formed when layers of sediment are pressed together and harden over time.
igneous rock
fossil
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
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The wearing away and movement of sediment by wind, water, or ice
weathering
erosion
landform
deposition
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A resource that has an endless supply
recycle
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
renewable resource
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To travel in a path around another object
revolve
rotation
rotate
axis
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A physical feature on Earth's surface
fossils
deposition
landform
erosion
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The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space
orbit
rotation
axis
revolve
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The act of spinning or turning around a center or an axis
eclipse
revolve
rotation
orbit
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The layer of air that surrounds Earth
atmosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
mesosphere
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The traces or remains of ancient organisms preserved rock
trace
impression
sediment
fossil
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The breaking down and waring away of rocks by water, wind, and ice
erosion
deposition
landform
weathering
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A nonrenewable resource formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
reusable resource
recycle
fossil fuels
renewable resource
22
What the air outside is like
season
atmosphere
weather
climate
23
A resource that cannot be readily replaced
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
reusable resource
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A rock that has been changed by heat or pressure into another kind of rock
sediment
metamorphic rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
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The process of taking a resource from a product and using it to make a new product
inexhaustible resource
reusable resource
recycle
renewable resource