Land, Water, Human Interactions

Animals without backbones that are large enough to see without magnification

• macroinvertebrates

• bacteria

• phytoplankton

• elephants

another word for compromise

• trade-off

• answer

• decision

• attitude

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Small pieces of earth such as rocks, shells, and other debris

• weathering

• deposition

• moon rock

• sediment

Water that is found underground in spaces and cracks in earth

• runoff

• groundwater

• back flow

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Excess rainfall, melted snow, or irrigation water that flows across the ground

• run-off

• ground water

• rain

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An earth process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces due to water and wind over time

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• sedimentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The removal of sediments from an area due to gravity and moving water wind and ice.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• sedimentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Sediments that settle out of the flowing water, ice or wind and drop to the ground.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• sedimentation

A fan-shaped landform that develops where sediments are deposited in one area a a result of flowing water (like a river).

• sediment

• delta

• cliff

• fan

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

deposition often forms

• cliffs

• deltas

• mountains

• oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2