3rd & 4th Grade Earth Vocab

Reflect

• To bounce light, sound, or heat off of a surface.

• A resource that can be replaced within a resonable amount of time.

• To bend light as it moves from one material to another.

• The motion of one object around another object.

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Gravity

• A line at which the Earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.

• The force attracting between two objects, such as the attraction between Earth and objects on it.

• A force that opposes motion through direct contact.

• A property of a mineral which describes how it appears when it reflects light.

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Physical Property

• A property, such as color, hardness, or boiling point that can be measured.

• The process by which rock, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.

• A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.

• A group containing millions of stars, objects that orbit those stars, dust and gas.

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Sedimentary Rock

• A type of rock formed from layers of sediment.

• A group containing millions of stars, objects that orbit those stars, dust and gas.

• A type of rock that is formed over time from existing rock due to extreme pressure and/or heat.

• A type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.

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Star

• A group containing millions of stars, objects that orbit those stars, dust and gas.

• A resource that can be replaced within a resonable amount of time.

• The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.

• A large object in space that is made of gas and produces its own light.

Igneous Rock

• The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.

• The process by which rocks and other surfaces are broken down.

• A type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.

• A hard sedimentary rock, that s naturally found in Florida.

Earth

• The planet on which we live.

• A star around which Earth orbits.

• A form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion.

• The curved path of an object around a larger object.

Hydroelectricity

• An area that includes all living thing organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms

• The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.

• The force attracting between two objects, such as the attraction between Earth and objects on it.

• A form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion.

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Horizon

• The loose top layer of Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter.

• A line at which the Earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.

• The curved path of an object around a larger object.

• An imaginary line which something rotates.

Sun

• A star around which Earth orbits.

• A group of stars that form a pattern.

• A line at which the Earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.

• The curved path of an object around a larger object.

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