Forests: Conservation & Management Vocabulary

Deforestation: ________ destruction of trees.

• mass

• partial

• gradual

• minimal

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___________: sand, stone or soil carried into land or water.

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Detritus: ________ on the forest floor.

• waste

• ocean

• desert

• mountain

Herbaceous Plants: ________-stemmed plants.

• soft

• hard

• woody

• brittle

__________: material created by atmospheric condensation falling, such as rain, snow, sleet or hail.

• precipitation

• condensation

• dew

• mist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Coniferous Trees: evergreen trees with ________-shaped leaves.

• needle

• broad

• round

• oval

Permafrost: state of being ________ year-round.

• frozen

• thawed

• liquid

• boiling

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Combustible: particularly burnable or easily ________.

• burned

• frozen

• melted

• dissolved

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___________: practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy for help with food crops or pastures.

• agroforestry

• buildings

• urban development

• electronics

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Afforestation: practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously ________.

• present

• grown

• cultivated

• established

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5