Unit 8 Vocabulary Review

A permeable rock layer that can hold or transport water

• Fault

• aquifer

• shale

• igneous rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A violent, usually destuctive, natural occurrence

• migration

• mutation

• nightmare

• catastrophic event

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Process by which rock and other surfaces are broken down; may be caused by elements of weather (wind, water, ice) or other mechanisms (physical, chemical biological)

• weathering

• vandalism

• oxidation

• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water that collects above the surface of the ground

• Subsurface water

• Groundwater

• Aquifer

• Surface water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which weathered material is moved by wind, water, or ice.

• erosion

• Deposition

• Oxidation

• Sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The measure of the concentration of hydrogen in a solution (ie. acid or base)

• Salinity

• pH

• Oxygen content

• Oxidation

Surface land area where water enters an aquifer

• Aquatic habitat

• ocean

• Recharge zone

• Mouth of a river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice.

• Erosion

• Condensation

• Oxidation

• Deposition

Pattern of ecosystems with combinations of soil and landform that characterize region

• ecosystem

• Habitats

• Flora

• Fauna

Water beneath the earth's surface

• groundwater

• surface water

• Ocean water

• Snowmelt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1