4th Grade - Changing Land Pt 2

Front

What is the process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity transport sediments from one place to another?

Back

Rate of erosion.

Front

What is soil?

Back

A mixture of sand, silt, clay, rock, and humus (plant and animal remains).

Front

What is the act of using your senses to gather information called?

Back

Observations.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

What do we call all objects that have biological processes that keep them alive, such as plants and animals?

Back

Living things.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Front

What is the scientific method step where you can ask questions?

Back

Problem.

Front

What is the term for the gradual breaking down of rocks and minerals?

Back

Weathering.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the term for the layer of soil that supports plant life?

Back

Topsoil.

Front

What is the process of plants breaking down rocks into smaller pieces?

Back

Biological weathering.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What do we call the movement of soil and rock from one location to another?

Back

Erosion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the term for the natural process that changes the Earth's surface?

Back

Geological processes.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2