Sun Earth and Moon
The imaginary line that
Earth spins around
Axis
The breaking down of
rocks, soil, and minerals
because of wind, water,
and ice
Weathering
The remains of plants and
animals that lived a very
long time ago
Fossil
Decomposers
All living and nonliving
parts of an area, such as a
desert, a forest, or the
arctic
The reason we have the day and night cycle
Rotation
When sediment is dropped
in a new location
Deposition
The process of sediments
being pressed tightly
together due to pressure
Compaction
Consumer
A behavior an organism
does in a situation without
being taught, such as
breathing, eating or
drinking water
instinct
The path that is taken when
one object moves around, or
revolves, around another
object
orbit
The movement of
sediments due to wind,
water, or ice
Erosion
When compacted
sediments bind together
due to pressure, typically
with clay or mud
Cementation
Organism that creates its own food by using sun light
producer
A person’s child or an
animal’s young
offspring
Normally takes one year to complete, the reason we have seasons
Revolution
A landform that is created
when sediment is
deposited at the point
where a river meets the
ocean
Delta
Resources, such as fossil
fuels, that cannot be
replaced after they are
used
nonrenewable resources
The transfer of food
energy from one
organism to another.
Food Chain
A behavior that must be
taught, such as riding a
bike or swimming
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Learned behavior
Why can you see the moon at night?
the sun light reflecting off the moons surface
A landform created by a
glacier that cuts through
soil and softer rock of the
valley and melts.
U shaped valley
Fuels such as oil, coal, or
natural gas that are formed
in the earth from plant or
animal remains
Fossil Fuels
A diagram that shows
the relationship
between different food
chains in an ecosystem.
Food Web
Traits that are given from
the parents, such as a
person’s eye color or the
color of a flower
Inherited behavior