Unit 3 Science Vocabulary Review

A large landmass

• Continent

• State

• Landform

• Sediment

Used to describe how far east or west a place is from the equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

A sudden movement of earth's crust

• Volcano

• Hurricane

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A physical feature on earth's surface

• Sedimentary Rock

• Sediment

• Landform

• Topographic Map

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Very large pieces of earth's crust

• Plates

• Pieces

• Continents

• Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

• Longitude

• Latitude

Shows the elevation of an area using contour lines

• Map

• Topographic Map

• Landform

• Sediment

An opening on earth's surface where melted rock or gasses are forced out

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Hurricane

• Land slide

Remains or imprints of living things

• Fossils

• Sediments

• Rocks

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited

• Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

• Sediment