8th Grade SSA Vocab Review Earth's surface

A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

• aquifer

• river

• stream

• bedrock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• crysosphere

• geosphere

The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.

• lithosphere

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Process of breaking down rock.

• erosion

• freezing

• cracking

• weathering

Process of moving sediment from one place to another.

• weathering

• erosion

• transportation

• deposition

The part of the earth's surface characterized by the presence of frozen water.

• geosphere

• hydropshere

• biosphere

• cryosphere

Wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

• delta

• dune

• sinkhole

• glacier

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Process of accumulating sediment after it has been moved.

• weathering

• erosion

• transportation

• deposition

A mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.

• delta

• dune

• wetland

• bluffs

The parts of our planet that are solid (like the mantle and crust).

• geosphere

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1