End of Year Vocabulary

The breaking down of rocks by wind, water, or other forces

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Sedimentation

• Metamorphism

A type of resource that cannot be replaced quickly

• Renewable

• Sustainable

• Nonrenewable

• Recyclable

Information gathered by sense receptors

• Sensory input

• Cognitive processing

• Emotional response

• Motor output

The bottom point of a wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Wave height

• Amplitude

The number of waves that pass in a certain amount of time

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Velocity

Special cells that detect sensory information

• Sense receptor

• Nerve cell

• Muscle fiber

• Blood cell

Staying in one place, not moving

• Stationary

• Mobile

• Dynamic

• Moving

A surface bouncing back light, like a mirror

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Diffraction

To become aware of through senses

• Recognize

• Perceive

• Ignore

• Conceal

Something that causes a reaction or change

• Stimulus

• Response

• Effect

• Cause