Water Cycle
Natural Resources
Slow Changes to Earth
Conservation
Important Words
100

the way that water moves around Earth in different forms

water cycle

100

a natural resource that can be used or or that cannot be replaced

nonrenewable resource 

100

a landform made when sand is deposited into a mound or ridge

sand dune

100

throw an object away

disposal


100

a collection of things that work together

system

200

when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, hail, or sleet

precipitation

200

a type of rock formed by many layers of sediment hardening over a long time

sedimentary rock 

200

a landform made of sediment deposited by a river

delta
200

make something new from something old

recycle

200

something that repeats in a regular way

pattern

300

the change from gas to a liquid

condensation

300

a substance formed from dead organisms that can be used for energy

fossil fuel 

300

a deep, narrow valley with steep sides

canyon

300

the process of protecting a natural resource

conservation

300

a fancy name for anything happening in the world. 

phenomenon

400

a slow change from liquid to gas

evaporation 

400

the process in which particles are broken away and removed from the land

erosion

400

a natural resource that cannot be used up or that can be replaced

renewable resource 

500

the breaking down of landforms by natural forces

weathering