Milestone Science Vocabulary Review PT. I

Earthquake

• when the tectonic plates collide, they form many new land formations like mountains

• when these tiny rocks/materials stop moving and build up somewhere else

• caused by the moving of fault lines; both constructive (make new land formations) and destructive

• when the tiny pieces of rock that is worn down from weathering is carried away by wind, water, gravity, or living things

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  Weathering 

• when the tiny pieces of rock that is worn down from weathering is carried away by wind, water, gravity, or living things

• caused by the moving of fault lines; both constructive (make new land formations) and destructive

• when the tectonic plates collide, they form many new land formations like mountains

• rocks and soil are worn down

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  Deposition (deltas, sand dunes) 

• when these tiny rocks/materials stop moving and build up somewhere else

• rocks and soil are worn down

• when the tectonic plates collide, they form many new land formations like mountains

• caused by the moving of fault lines; both constructive (make new land formations) and destructive

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  Faults 

• rocks and soil are worn down

• when the tectonic plates collide, they form many new land formations like mountains

• when these tiny rocks/materials stop moving and build up somewhere else

• caused by the moving of fault lines; both constructive (make new land formations) and destructive

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  Volcanoes 

• when these tiny rocks/materials stop moving and build up somewhere else

• caused by the moving of fault lines; both constructive (make new land formations) and destructive

• the lava makes new land formations

• when the tectonic plates collide, they form many new land formations like mountains

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People, animals, insects, and reptiles all disturb the upper layers of the Earth which makes it more easy for weathering and erosion to occur; humans are the biggest ‘disturbers’ of the Earth. 

• True

• False

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The loss of good topsoil does not lower the quality of growing soil which makes it more expensive and harder to grow good crops.

• True

• False

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To prevent erosion, you should  

• dig up all the trees from the ground

• plant flowers and plants; put mulch or fertilizer down; put retaining walls/edging down

• build a levee

• dig ditches

Seismograph 

• determines mass of an object

• measures wind speed

• takes temperature

• used to measure the movement of the ground during an earthquake

 Levees 

• designed to control the flow of water; they do not block water but rather make the sides of the river taller to prevent flood damage to cities, houses, and businesses

• controls wind speed

• prevents erosion

• prevents weathering

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