Forest Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

Deforestation

Back

Mass destruction of trees

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Front

Sediment

Back

Sand, stone, or soil carried into land or water

Front

Detritus

Back

Waste on the forest floor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Herbaceous Plants

Back

Soft-stemmed plants

Front

Precipitation

Back

Material created by atmospheric condensation falling, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Coniferous Trees

Back

Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

Front

Permafrost

Back

State of being frozen year-round

Front

Combustible

Back

Particularly burnable or easily burned

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Front

Agroforestry

Back

Practice of using trees as part of a land management strategy for help with food crops or pastures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Front

Afforestation

Back

Practice of planting trees in areas where trees were not previously present

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5