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Earth Science Vocabulary
TAKS based Vocabualry
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Science
5th Grade
01/26/2011

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renewable resources
Definition

resources that nature can produce again and again in a relatively short period of time- such as lumber

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nonrenewable resources
Definition

resources that nature can not replace quickly enough to meet people's needs- such as fossil fuels

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fossil fuel
Definition

fuels formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals- such as gas, oil, and petroleum

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inexhaustible resource
Definition

resources that are never used up as they are being used- such as sunlight, wind, waves

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deposition
Definition

depositing sediment in a new location

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erosion
Definition

the movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice

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rotation
Definition

spinning of a planet, moon, or star on its axis

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climate
Definition

the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years

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greenhouse effect
Definition

the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere are trapped

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El Nino
Definition

a short-term climate change that occurs every two to ten years caused by a rise in the temperature of surface water in the Pacific Ocean

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constructive force
Definition

a natural force that helps build up parts of the earth

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destructive force
Definition

a natural force that tears apart parts of the earth - such as a tornado or earthquake

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microclimate
Definition

the climate of a very small area

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global warming
Definition

the hypothesized rise in Earth's average temperature from excess carbon dioxide

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lunar cycle
Definition

new moon, quarter moon, full moon, quarter moon

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water cycle
Definition

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

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evaportation
Definition

the process by which a liquid changes into a gas

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condensation
Definition

the process by which a gas changes into a liquid

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precipitation
Definition

any form of water that falls from clouds:  such as rain or snow

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planet order
Definition

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet)

(my very easy method just speeds up naming planets)

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