Earth Science Unit

Theory where Earth has plates that move

• orbit

• galaxy

• plate tectonics

• erosion

Wearing away of Earth's surface

• Orbit

• Galaxy

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

Surface rocks are broken down by water, chemicals, or frost

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Plate Tectonics

• Orbit

Huge system in the universe that has many stars

• galaxy

• plate tectonics

• orbit

• elliptical path

A flat landform where the surface is raised above the land that surrounds it, and has a steep cliff on the other side.

• peninsula

• plateau

• strait

• isthmus

Earth's water going through a process where water moves from oceans, to air, to land, and back.

• water current

• water rotation

• water cycle

• water vapor

Land surrounded by water on three sides.

• strait

• isthmus

• plateau

• peninsula

A planet making a complete trip around the sun in one year.

• rotation

• revolution

• solar system

• tectonics

The sun's heat turns water into vapor.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

The same side of the moon orbits around Earth once a year.

• true

• false