3rd Nine Weeks Science Words
1. erosion – the action of picking up rocks/soil and carrying it to another location
2. deposition – the dropping of sediments in a new location
3. process – a series of events that lead to a change
4. weathering – the breaking down or wearing away of rocks
5. delta – a long flat area of land at the mouth or base of a river formed by the deposit of sediments
6. inexhaustible resources – things in nature that are in unlimited supply
7. earthquake – a shaking of Earth’s crust caused by plate movement deep below the Earth’s surface
8. fault – a crack in Earth’s crust
9. Pangaea – a super continent;all the pieces of land on Earth (called continents) pushed together
10. plates – pieces of the Earth’s crust
11. natural resources – some-thing that comes from nature that we need and use
12. renewable resources – those things that can easily be replaced in a short time
13. fossil fuels – oil, coal, and natural gas
14. nonrenewable resources – things found in nature that cannot be easily replaced
15. condensation – when water vapor turns from a gas back into a liquid
16. precipitation - the falling of water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
17. water cycle – the change of water from one state to another
18. evaporation - the change of water from a liquid to a gas
19. accumulation – when water gathers after it rains or snows
20. star – an object in space that produces its own heat and light
21. eclipse – an event in space that happens when one object casts a shadow on another object
22. constellation – a group of stars that people who lived long ago thought formed a picture in the sky
23. satellite – an object in space that travels around another object in space
24. phases – changes in the moon’s shape and how it looks to people on Earth
25. seasons – times of changes in temperature, amount of daylight, and plant growth
26. climate – the general pattern of weather conditions in a region over a period of many years
27. tropical climate zone - a climate zone found near the equator generally having two seasons: wet and dry
28. temperate climate zone – a climate zone that has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall
29. polar climate zone - a climate zone that has two major seasons: light and dark
30. full moon – the phase of the moon that occurs when the half moon (facing Earth) is fully lit
31. tides – the rise and fall of Earth’s ocean waters due to the gravitational pull of the moon
32. new moon – the phase of the moon where the moon is between the sun and Earth
33. waxing – when the moon is appearing bigger each night because more and more of the lit side is visible 34. waning - when the moon is appearing smaller each night because less and less of the lit side is visible
35. glucose – the sugar that a plant makes when it combines carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight
36. xylem – tiny tubes in a plant’s stem that carry water up to the leaves through capillary action
37. photosynthesis - the process that a plant goes through to use the light from the sun to make its own food
38. chlorophyll – a green chemical that captures the energy in sunlight to make food
39. phloem – tubes that carry glucose (food) to the rest of the plant
40. nymph – an immature version of an adult
2. deposition – the dropping of sediments in a new location
3. process – a series of events that lead to a change
4. weathering – the breaking down or wearing away of rocks
5. delta – a long flat area of land at the mouth or base of a river formed by the deposit of sediments
6. inexhaustible resources – things in nature that are in unlimited supply
7. earthquake – a shaking of Earth’s crust caused by plate movement deep below the Earth’s surface
8. fault – a crack in Earth’s crust
9. Pangaea – a super continent;all the pieces of land on Earth (called continents) pushed together
10. plates – pieces of the Earth’s crust
11. natural resources – some-thing that comes from nature that we need and use
12. renewable resources – those things that can easily be replaced in a short time
13. fossil fuels – oil, coal, and natural gas
14. nonrenewable resources – things found in nature that cannot be easily replaced
15. condensation – when water vapor turns from a gas back into a liquid
16. precipitation - the falling of water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
17. water cycle – the change of water from one state to another
18. evaporation - the change of water from a liquid to a gas
19. accumulation – when water gathers after it rains or snows
20. star – an object in space that produces its own heat and light
21. eclipse – an event in space that happens when one object casts a shadow on another object
22. constellation – a group of stars that people who lived long ago thought formed a picture in the sky
23. satellite – an object in space that travels around another object in space
24. phases – changes in the moon’s shape and how it looks to people on Earth
25. seasons – times of changes in temperature, amount of daylight, and plant growth
26. climate – the general pattern of weather conditions in a region over a period of many years
27. tropical climate zone - a climate zone found near the equator generally having two seasons: wet and dry
28. temperate climate zone – a climate zone that has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall
29. polar climate zone - a climate zone that has two major seasons: light and dark
30. full moon – the phase of the moon that occurs when the half moon (facing Earth) is fully lit
31. tides – the rise and fall of Earth’s ocean waters due to the gravitational pull of the moon
32. new moon – the phase of the moon where the moon is between the sun and Earth
33. waxing – when the moon is appearing bigger each night because more and more of the lit side is visible 34. waning - when the moon is appearing smaller each night because less and less of the lit side is visible
35. glucose – the sugar that a plant makes when it combines carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight
36. xylem – tiny tubes in a plant’s stem that carry water up to the leaves through capillary action
37. photosynthesis - the process that a plant goes through to use the light from the sun to make its own food
38. chlorophyll – a green chemical that captures the energy in sunlight to make food
39. phloem – tubes that carry glucose (food) to the rest of the plant
40. nymph – an immature version of an adult