Voc Earth Science C

The process of changing from a gas to a liquid; formation of a cloud in the water cycle

The color of the powder left when a mineral is rubbed against a hard, rough surface

Precipitation that flows over the ground and into oceans and rivers

An area of lowland between ranges of hills or mountains

The way light bounces off a mineral's surface

The leading edge of a moving mass of cooler air

The condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time

the processes by which carbon compounds are exchanged in the environment.

Decayed plant and animal materials in soil

Soil of extremely fine minerals ; it is dense, heavy and sticky

The tendency of minerals to break along flat surfaces

The falling of water back to the Earth

Ability of rock to transmit fluids through pore spaces

To hold within; usually dealing with the levels of water in soil

An element that plants need to grow and stay healthy, and that all organisms need to make protein

The movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen between organisms and the air

Variable width of rings produced by seasonal growth as observed in the horizontal cross section cut from a tree trunk

The leading edge of a mass of warmer air

The movement of nitrogen between organisms and their surroundings

The change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere

A dark funnel of strong winds that spiral upward

The triangular or fan-shaped piece of land made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of a river

when chemicals containing nitrogen (for example, ammonia) combine with water, ______ are usually formed

A very large and violent tropical storm.

A material made of tiny pieces of rock, minerals, and decayed plant and animal matter