Chapter 3 Vocabulary

What is the definition for:

atom

• a protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate or lipid

• an organic compound that contains only hydrogen and carbon

• the basic unit of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the definition for:

hydrocarbon

• a protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate or lipid

• an organic compound that contains only hydrogen and carbon

• the basic unit of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the definition for:

macromolecule

• a protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate or lipid

• an organic compound that contains only hydrogen and carbon

• the basic unit of matter

What is the definition for:

solution

• soil removal by water, wind, ice or gravity

• a mixture in which all the ingredients are evenly distributed

• a cyclical process that can be either positive or negative

What is the definition for:

erosion

• soil removal by water, wind, ice or gravity

• a mixture in which all the ingredients are evenly distributed

• a cyclical process that can be either positive or negative

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the definition for:

feedback loop

• soil removal by water, wind, ice or gravity

• a mixture in which all the ingredients are evenly distributed

• a cyclical process that can be either positive or negative

What is the definition for:

hydrosphere

• beneath the lower mantle

• a large section of lithosphere that moves across Earth's surface

• encompasses all water on Earth's surface, underground, and in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the definition for:

core

• beneath the lower mantle

• a large section of lithosphere that moves across Earth's surface

• encompasses all water on Earth's surface, underground, and in the atmosphere

What is the definition for:

tectonic plate

• beneath the lower mantle

• a large section of lithosphere that moves across Earth's surface

• encompasses all water on Earth's surface, underground, and in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the definition for:

landform

• a mountain, island, or continent that forms above and below an ocean's surface

• matter needed by an organism to live

• an underground water reservoir