STAAR Grade 5 Science: Earth and Space 1

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  1. atmosphere
    the mass of air surrounding the Earth
  2. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  3. compaction
    an increase in the density of something
  4. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  5. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
  6. deposit
    matter that has been implanted by some natural process
  7. desert
    arid land with little or no vegetation
  8. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  9. erosion
    condition in which the earth's surface is worn away
  10. evaporate
    change into gas or steam
  11. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
  12. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  13. landslide
    the descent of a large mass of dirt and rock down a slope
  14. natural resource
    material in the environment that can be used by people
  15. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  16. renewable
    capable of being replaced
  17. sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  18. sedimentary
    formed by or containing the accumulation of deposited matter
  19. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
  20. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
Created on Mon Jun 21 15:01:11 EDT 2021 (updated Mon Jun 21 16:21:37 EDT 2021)

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