Inspire Science Unit 3 Module 1 Vocabulary

the particles of soil or rock that have been eroded and deposited

• deposition

• continent

• earthquake

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

an opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out

• sedimentary rock

• longitude

• topographic map

• volcano

a map that shows the elevation of an area of Earth's surface using contour lines

• sedimentary rock

• erosion

• continent

• topographic map

large pieces that make up Earth's crust

• volcano

• erosion

• plates

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

all the plants that cover a particular area

• vegetation

• volcano

• fossil

• longitude

a rock that forms when small bits of material are pressed together in layers

• longitude

• sedimentary rock

• plates

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

a slow process that breaks materials into smaller pieces

• plates

• weathering

• fossil

• volcano

the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock

• earthquake

• weathering

• deposition

• erosion

a physical feature on Earth's surface

• topographic map

• continent

• landform

• sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the movement of weathered material from one object to another

• sediment

• weathering

• erosion

• longitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4