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Vocabulary
The Water Cycle
Grab Bag
Glaciers
Essential Questions
100
Moving and breaking down of Earth's materials; usually by wind or water
What is erosion
100
This is the name for rain or snow
What is precipitation
100
As moving water slows down, what would fall to the bottom of a river FIRST...think about soil components.
What are rocks
100
A moving mass of ice and snow on land is called________.
What is a glacier.
100
How does water affect land?
What is creating change through erosion and deposition.
200
The process of dropping sediment to a new location
What is deposition
200
As the sun warms the Earth, it turns water on the Earth into water vapor that rises into the air. This is called_______
What is evaporation
200
This happens when the ground cannot soak up any more water.
What is runoff
200
Glaciers usually form over how many years: over thousands of years, overnight, over the winter.
What is over thousands of years
200
What are the components of soil?
What are humus, sand, gravel (rocks) and clay.
300
The breaking of rocks into smaller rocks and soil
What is weathering
300
True or false - if we use too much water, we could use up all the water on Earth.
What is false
300
An area of deposition which creates fertile soil is a ________?
What is delta
300
What are huge chunks of ice from a glacier that float off to sea called?
What is an iceberg.
300
Name three landforms that result from flowing water.
What are, rivers, streams, lakes, valleys, canyons...
400
The side of a hill or mountain that forms an angle
What is slope
400
The constant movement of water from the ground to the sky and back to the ground is caleed_____
What is the water cycle.
400
If the land in your stream table is sloped, what will happen to the water that falls on the land?
What is the water will fall more quickly (more velocity).
400
As glaciers move and melt that create many different __________
What are landforms.
400
What are two things that can affect erosion?
What is wind, water, rain, ice, slope, gravity...
500
The speed of an object in a given direction.
What is velocity
500
As water vapor rises, it meets cooler air that changes it back to water drops or ice crystals, which form clouds. This is called________
What is condensation
500
Ground water and run-off are alike because the water flows to __________.
What are large bodies of water, such as rivers and oceans.
500
The Great lakes were created by glaciers; name ALL 5. Remember HOMES
What are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior.
500
Name two things that can the direction and flow of water change?
What is through any obstacle such as rocks, dams, vegetation, man-made structures (houses, buildings)...