water falling from the sky (snow, rain, etc) is called
precipitation
100
This term refers to what erosion does to the land. It ____________ it away.
wears
100
A nicer name for dirt. You can buy it at Home Depot if you want to plant a garden.
soil
100
An orientation that means "up and down"
vertical
200
plants grown for food
crops
200
This is the word that refers to the water in the air. In Virginia, the summers are very ____________. It makes you feel sticky and uncomfortable.
humid
200
This word means "to shape." Canyons are ___________ by rivers, for example. You can also do this to meat, with a knife. The answer is not "cut," but it does start with C.
carve
200
The name for small pieces of sand and rock that are carried along by water.
sediment
200
an orientation that means "side to side" or parallel to the floor
horizontal
300
This word means watering the plants. Usually it involves a large area of farmland and a big water system.
irrigation
300
This is the word for a sponge does to water. It means that the water goes into the sponge, the sponge soaks up the water.
absorb
300
This is the name for a large landform that is cut by a river. It is basically a giant hole in the ground. We have one in the USA that is very grand.
canyon
300
This is name for a substance that is not animal or vegetable.
mineral
300
an upright support, usually cylindrical in shape. We find them on houses in the south, usually white.
column
400
The most fertile, surface layer of soil is called
topsoil
400
This word means that water turns into water vapor. It's what happens when mud puddles disappear, or you boil a pot of water until there is nothing left.
evaporate
400
This is the name for the giant rivers of ice that are found at the poles. Thanks to climate change, they are melting.
glacier
400
A word that refers to a shape in the land created by nature.
landform
400
leaning at an angle - there is a bench like this in the gym, where you can exercise upper pectoral muscles.
inclined
500
This is what farmers put on the land to make the crops grow. It's also what people put on their yards. It causes environmental problems when it runs off into the water supply.
fertilizer
500
This word means that the water penetrates the ground; it goes into the ground, slowly.
seep
500
This is the name for a period of time in US history when drought, soil, and wind erosion caused large storms that buried entire houses in sediment carried on the wind. It was in the 1930's, around the time of the Depression.
Dust Bowl
500
Another way to say "to make or shape." It is used often when speaking about rocks or the land.