Environmental Science Chapter 3 Vocabulary Per. 4

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What are landforms?

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Natural features of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, islands, and continents.

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What is bonding in chemistry?

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The process when atoms combine to form molecules or compounds.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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What are nutrients?

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Substances in food that living organisms need to grow, repair, and supply energy.

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What is the mantle?

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A layer of very hot but mostly solid rock located below the Earth's crust.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which rock and earth are worn away by natural forces like water, wind, and snow.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What are tectonic plates?

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Massive slabs of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact, causing geological activity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What is the geosphere?

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The solid part of the Earth, including the crust, mantle, and core.

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What is the core of the Earth?

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The innermost layer of the Earth, composed of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core.

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What is transpiration?

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The process by which water is absorbed by plants and released as vapor into the atmosphere.

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6