Unit 1 Vocabulary
Landforms
Animal
Learned Behavior or Inherited Traits
Instinct or Acquired Traits
100
Breaking down of rocks by water, wind or ice.
What is weathering?
100
A rise on the Earth’s surface that usually has a peak.
What is a mountain?
100
Cold-blooded with scales; breathe in oxygen underwater through gills; lay eggs.
What is a fish?
100
Color of eyes.
What is inherited trait?
100
Mother bird builds a nest.
What is an instinct?
200
The movement of sediment; water moves sediment to a new place.
What is an erosion?
200
A mountain or hill that has magma under its surface.
What is a volcano?
200
Warm-blooded with fur or hair as a body covering; breathe in oxygen with their lungs; give birth to live babies.
What is a mammal?
200
Tying shoelaces.
What is a learned behavior?
200
A chipped tooth.
What is an acquired trait?
300
Dropping sediment in a new place; for example, a river delta is a perfect example of this.
What is a deposition?
300
Formed when a river slows down and can no longer carry sediment.
What is a delta?
300
Warm-blooded with feathers; breathe in oxygen with their lungs; lay eggs and have beaks.
What is a bird?
300
Riding a bicycle.
What is a learned behavior?
300
Dying hair.
What is an acquired traits?
400
A process that raises or builds up the surface features of the Earth.
What is a constructive force?
400
Small bodies of water and lakes are larger bodies of water that are surrounded by land.
What is a pond?
400
Cold-blooded with dry scales or plates; breathe in oxygen with their lungs; lay eggs.
What is a reptile?
400
Blood type of child.
What is an inherited trait?
400
A scar on a face.
What is an acquired trait?
500
A process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth.
What is a destructive force?
500
Large streams of water that flow towards larger bodies of water.
What is a river?
500
Cold-blooded with moist, smooth skin; breath in oxygen with their lungs and gills; lay eggs; lives on land and in water.
What is an amphibian?
500
Genetic information from both parents.
What is an inherited trait?
500
Fear of dark.
What is an instinct?