Science Week 1 Vocab

the hard parts of the earth, where all the rocks and minerals are

• Geosphere

• Plateau

• Island

Slowly breaking down rocks through wind, water, ice, and gravity

• Constructive Force

• Weathering

• Erosion

Moving of weathered materials from one place to another

• Weathering

• Lava

• Erosion

A natural shape or feature found on Earth’s surface; how the land looks

• Landforms

• Earth

• Forces

A high, pointed place on the surface of the Earth, often formed by plates smashing together

• Mountains

• Valley

• Volcano

A high, flat place on the surface of the Earth

• Landform

• Mountain

• Plateaus

Melted rock that is under the surface of the Earth

• Lava

• Magma

• Fire

Melted rock that is ON TOP of the surface of the Earth

• Magma

• Lava

• Gold

A mountain made of rock that was once melted, but has now cooled

• Volcanoes

• Delta

• Valley

Pieces of land that are completely surrounded by water

• Plateau

• River

• Island