Estuary

Environmental Science Terms

Flashcard
•
Science
•
3rd Grade
•
Easy
Cassondra Dunmead
Used 1+ times
FREE Resource
Student preview

7 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
A kind of wetland formed where fresh water from rivers mixes with salty ocean water.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Intertidal Zone
Back
An area between the highest high-tide line on land to the continental shelf exposed by the lowest low-tide line.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Neritic Zone
Back
The area of the ocean that extends from the low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Evaporation
Back
The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Precipitation
Back
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Condensation
Back
The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Nitrogen Fixation
Back
The process of changing free nitrogen into nitrogen compounds that plants can absorb and use.
Similar Resources on Wayground
15 questions
Ocean Floor Features

Flashcard
•
4th Grade
15 questions
Winter Break - Earth Science Review

Flashcard
•
KG
15 questions
Ocean Floor Features

Flashcard
•
4th Grade
15 questions
Oceans - 4.7

Flashcard
•
4th Grade
15 questions
Ocean Floor Features

Flashcard
•
4th Grade
10 questions
Ocean Landforms

Flashcard
•
5th Grade
11 questions
The Ocean - VASOL - 4.7

Flashcard
•
5th Grade
15 questions
Oceanic Landforms and Features

Flashcard
•
4th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade