Earth Science
forces that BUILD UP or add to the earth’s surface; make new landforms
Constructive Forces
properties that are measurable and can be seen- color, hardness, area, length, strength, and temperature
Physical Properties
putting things into groups according to how they are alike
Classification
a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring like eye color, hair color, height, weight, fur color, or beak shape
Inherited Trait
Animal with a backbone
Vertebrate
sediment dropped at the mouth of a river; makes floodplains
Delta
change is a change in size, shape, or state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and NO new substance is formed (example- dissolving salt into water)
Physical Change
a cold blooded, smooth skinned, vertebrate that breathes with lungs and gills, lives part of life in water
Amphibian
single celled organisms that live everywhere and can reproduce and grow on their own
Bacteria
an organism that makes its own food
Plant
large sheets of ice that move on earth’s surface and can create valleys
Glaciers
state of matter with a definite volume but no distinct shape
Liquid
plants that have tubes for carrying water and nutrients
Vascular Plants
cannot reproduce or grow on their own unless they infect other organisms and make copies of themselves that will make the host organism sick
Virus
A change in state is a __________________________ change.
Physical change
breakdown of rock into smaller parts; can be chemical or mechanical
Weathering
state of matter with a definite shape and volume
Solid
plants that reproduce with seeds in fruits, flowers, or cones
cells are boxed shaped
Plant cells
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
movement of rock, soil, or sediment from one place by wind, water or glaciers that can form valleys and canyons
Erosion
rectangular shaped magnet with north and south poles
Bar magnet
information in the cell nucleus that is passed from parent to offspring
Genes
outer covering of a cell that allows water and waste to move in and out of cells
Cell membrane
caused by underwater earthquakes that can cause damage
Tsunami