Earth Science: Earth Adventure Vocabulary

The different appearances of the moon caused by the moon's orbit around the Earth

A physical feature on Earth's surface

 A rock that has been changed by heat or pressure into another kind of rock

The process of taking a resource from a product and using it to make a new product

To turn on an axis

A rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens

A resource that has an endless supply

The traces or remains of ancient organisms preserved rock

The layer of air that surrounds Earth

A nonrenewable resource formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals

A process by which wind or water drops sediment in a new location

The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space

The act of spinning or turning around a center or an axis

Resources that can be replaced as they are used

A natural satellite in space that revolves around a planet

A type of rock formed when layers of sediment are pressed together and harden over time. 

Small particles of rock, soil, sand, or shell deposited by water, wind, or ice

The general pattern of weather conditions in a region over a period of many years

The wearing away and movement of sediment by wind, water, or ice

An imaginary line around which a planet rotates

To travel in a path around another object

A natural resource that can be used more than once

What the air outside is like

The breaking down and waring away of rocks by water, wind, and ice

A resource that cannot be readily replaced