Earth & Land
Science & Action
Word Power
Reading Detective
Vocabulary
100

A very large piece of land that is a special part of a continent.

Subcontinent

100

To use a tool or a big machine to make a deep hole in the ground.

Drill

100

This word uses the prefix non- to describe a book that tells a true story about real facts.

Nonfiction

100

A "smart guess" you make by using clues from a story and things you already know.  

Inference

100

A tool with a needle that always points North to show you which way to go.

Compass

200

A high area of land that is flat on top, like a table.

Plateau

200

Something that happens over and over again in the same order, like the water cycle.

Cycle

200

This word uses a prefix to describe the opposite of agreeing with someone. "___agree"

Disagree

200

If the sky turns dark and people are carrying umbrellas, what can you infer is coming?

Rain/Storm 

200

The thin, outer layer of the Earth where people, plants, and animals live.

Crust

300

How high something is above the ground or the sea.  

Altitude

300

The thick, hot layer of rock that is found under the Earth's crust.

Mantle

300

This prefix means "below." It is used in the word for a place below the ground.

Under-ground

300

This type of picture shows the different parts or locations of a thing. (structure/process)

Structure

300

Rock that is so hot it has melted into a liquid (found under the ground).

Molten (magma)

400

When wind, water, or ice slowly breaks and moves rocks away.

Erosion

400

To look at something very closely to learn how it works or what it is.

Analyze

400

This prefix means "too much." Use it when someone puts too much water in a cup. 

Over-fill

400

This type of picture uses arrows to show steps, stages, or movement. (Structure/process)

Process

400

A word that means you have "a lot" or "more than enough" of something.

Abundant

500

Huge, slow-moving rivers made of thick ice in cold mountains.

Glaciers

500

A word that means you have "a lot" or "more than enough" of something.

Abundant

500

Use the prefix non- to describe a runner who runs forever.

Nonstop

500

If a climber finds it hard to breathe high on a mountain, what is the cause?

Altitude

500

A special material made from animal skin used for writing or making tough boots.

Leather