to soak up or take in is to

This is the part of the water cycle that occurs when precipitation collects into an area such as a puddle, lake, river or ocean.

______________: a characteristic of a model that is useful or helpful

___________; when an object is space seems to move even though it's Earth that is moving.

_______: an imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.

______: a device that contains potential chemical energy which can be converted into electrical energy when connected to a closed circuit.

a living thing in an ecosystem.

_________: a deep valley with steep sides formed by erosion by water with a little help from wind.

___________: the process through which loose sediments become stuck together and form a solid

_________: energy stored between the particles of matter.

_______: a fossil fuel formed from ancient swamp plants - now converted into electrical energy.

_________: when sediments are squeezed together by the weight of sediments deposited in layers above - removing water and air from between the particles.

_________: a closed path through which electrons flow through conductors

__________: the process through which a gas changes state to become a liquid

_________: to allow the passage of energy

_______: the act of saving, protecting and/or using resources wisely

_________- an organism that canNOT make its on food.

__________: a variable in an experiment that remains unchanged.

_____________: the result of Earth's rotation

______ the process of rotting

_________: an organism that breaks down dead biotic material

_________: the removal of trees from a large area

________: a build up of deposited sediments where two bodies of water meet. They can be shaped like a fan, a triangle or even a birds foot.

_________: dropping of eroded sand, soil and bits of rock.

_______- to mix completely with a liquid

_______-the biotic and abiotic things that interact in an environment

_____________- the flow of electrons through conductors in a closed path

_________- the closed path through which electric current flows

__________- the energy of charged particles

__________- when a species is in danger of becoming extinct

___________-the process of wind, water, or ice, moving sediments

____________- a process through which a liquid changes into a gas

________- when a species has completely died out and no more remain

_________- a diagram that shows how chemical energy is moved between organisms in an ecosystem

______-a source of energy made from remains of ancient organisms

_________- a force between surfaces that slows objects or stops them from moving by resisting motion

_______- the purpose of role for which something is used.

_______-a state of matter that does not have its own shape or volume

_________- a large river of ice being pulled down a mountain by gravity

_______- a noncontact force that exerts a pull on objects. This force is affected by mass and proximity.

_________- a prediction that can be tested

__________- a type of weathering that occurs when water soaks into a material, freezes, expands, and causes the material to split or break apart.

The non-living components of an ecosystem are called

_______-a new product, process, or idea

a behavior that an animal does not have to learn - all animals of its species does it

to cover or surround with a material that reduces or stops the flow of energy

a physical feature composed of sediments on Earth's surface

a form of radiant energy that is visible to the human eye

a state of matter that has a defined volume but no defined shape.

the ability of a material containing iron or nickel to be pulled toward a magnet

the amount of matter in an object

anything that has mass and volume

a physical combination of two or more substances that combine without making a new substance

a fossil fuel found underground with petroleum - formed from ancient plants and animals usually plankton

something that is found in nature and is valuable and/or useful

fossil fuels also known as petroleum

an individual living thing

a condition of having too many of one type of organism living and using resources in a certain area

fossil fuels formed from ancient ocean plants an animals trapped under layers of sediment and change by heat and pressure into a valuable energy resource.

a change in matter that such as size, shape, or state that does NOT change it chemically

a characteristic of matter that can be observed, measured, or tested WITHOUT changing the matter chemically

harmful substances that affect Earth's land, atmosphere and water supply

water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow

an organism that uses energy from the sun to make its own food

the process of certain materials to be used again

when light strikes a surface and bounces off

when light passes through a medium and changes speed and direction

how tightly packed matter is - determine if an item sinks or floats in water

to turn or spin

a hill of sand formed through deposition by Wind often found near oceans and in deserts

small, weathered particles of soil, sand and rocks

rock formed from layers of deposited sediments that get compacted and cemented

a dark shape formed when light is blocked

a mixture of small sediments and decomposed plant material

the state of matter that has a definite volume and shape

the ability to dissolve in a liquid

form of energy that results from vibrations

the only star in our solar system

a group of related parts that work together as a whole

energy related to the temperature of an object

forces that cause the movement of an object

a condition in an experiment that is changed in order to collect and record data for comparison

the amount of space an object takes up

the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and atmosphere

water in the form of a gas

the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time

long term weather information such as average temperature and average rainfall