Earth & Space Vocabulary, TEKS

Front

What is a mound of sand created by the wind depositing sand in a new location called?

Back

Sand Dune

Front

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a resource that exists in limited supply; used up faster than it is replaced.

Back

Nonrenewable Resource

Front

_______ – the rising and falling of the ocean's surface.

Back

Tides

Front

_______ – a large hole in the ground caused by an asteroid.

Back

Crater

Front

Fill in the blank: A ________ forms from deposited land at the mouth of a river.

Back

Delta

Front

What is the term for a natural satellite that orbits a planet?

Back

Moon

Front

What do we call the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Front

What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth?

Back

Atmosphere

Front

What is the name of the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What do we call the movement of the Earth's plates?

Back

Plate Tectonics