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Earth
Vocabulary
28
Science
5th Grade
01/25/2011

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Term

 

Landforms

Definition
A land shape or feature that is natural.
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Topography

Definition
An area's surface landforms.
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Sand Dune

 

Definition
A hill of sand that was made and shaped by by wind.
Term

 

Sand Bar

Definition
Settled sand from a slow flow of a river.
Term

 

Mesa

Definition
A tall, flat-topped rock feature.
Term

 

Canyon

Definition
Deep valleys with steep sides.
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Fall Line

Definition
Where the ground slopes down; where, millions of years ago, the land was the botom of the sea.
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Relief

Definition
The difference in elevation between high and low places.
Term

 

Weathering

Definition
The process of naturaly wearing away rocks by natural means.
Term

 

Erosion

Definition
The process of wind, moving water or ice moving sediment.
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Delta

Definition
An ares of new land at the mouth of a river, formed from sediments carried by the river.
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Sinkhole

Definition
When a large hole formed when the roof of a cave collapses.
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Sediment

Definition
Particles eroded away and deposited.
Term

 

Plate

Definition
A section of Earth's crust and that fits together with other sections, like a puzzle.
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Earthquake

Definition
A shaking of Earth's surface caused by movement of rock in the crust.
Term

 

Epicenter

Definition
The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
Term

 

Fault

Definition
Acrack in Earth's crust.
Term

 

Magma

Definition
Melted rock that is beneath Earth's surface.
Term

 

Lava

Definition
Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto Earth's surface.
Term

 

Volcano

Definition
A moutain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack on Earth's surface.
Term

 

Flood Plain

Definition
Areas that are good for farming  because the areas flood a lot.
Term

 

Richter Scale

Definition
A scale of magnitude.
Term

 

Magnitude

Definition
The amount of energy released from an earthquake.
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Focus

Definition
The place within the crust where energy is released during an earthquake.
Term

 

Seismograph

Definition
A tool used to record movements in Earth's crust.
Term

 

Seismologist

Definition
A scientist who who studies earthquakes.
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Vent

Definition
An opening in the crust of Earth.
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Crater

Definition
The top of the cone, or volcano.
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