a map that uses contour lines to show the shape and elevation of the land
What is topographic map
100
a person who makes maps
What is a cartographer
200
the pathway in which electricity flows through
What is circuit
200
the temperatures, humidity, atmospheric pressure, winds, rainfall and other elements in a given region over long periods of time
What is climate
200
an animal that eats plants
What is herbivore
200
the carrying away or displacement of solids by wind, water or ice
What is erosion
200
the natural environment in which an organism lives
What is habitat
300
a shape or feature of the earth's surface, like a delta, or canyon
What is landform
300
an organism that makes its own food
What is a producer
300
the skill of noting facts or occurrences in the natural world
What is observation
300
any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid low and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of water
What is sediment
300
a fan shaped landform deposited at the end of a steep canyon where the slope becomes flatter.
What is alluvial fan
400
to break down tissue of a formerly living thing into simpler forms of matter
What is decompose
400
the various solids, liquids, and gases the make up the earth
What is earth materials
400
the process by which eroded earth materials settle out in another place
What is deposition
400
an organism that gets its chemical energy for growth and development from other organisms
What is a consumer
500
a line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
What is contour line
500
the complex eating relationships among species within an ecosystem, arrows show the transfer of energy
What is food web
500
the factor of a system being investigated that is CHANGED to determine its relationship to the dependent variable.
What is the independent variable
500
a ratio, fraction or graphic ruler that shows the relationship between size on a map and size in the real world
What is scale
500
a statement of the findings of an investigation process that is supported by investigative evidence and links to the current body of knowledge