Unit 4 Vocabulary Forests

What is the term for the mass destruction of trees?

• Afforestation

• Deforestation

• Agroforestry

• Selective Cutting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is sediment?

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• Sand, stone, or soil carried into land or water

• State of being frozen year-round

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which term describes waste on the forest floor?

• Detritus

• Permafrost

• Precipitation

• Herbaceous Plants

What are herbaceous plants?

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Particularly burnable or easily burned

• State of being frozen year-round

What is precipitation?

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

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

• Only logging the most mature trees in an area

• Some desirable trees are left standing to ensure the ecosystem has the opportunity to establish healthy seedlings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are coniferous trees?

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Particularly burnable or easily burned

• State of being frozen year-round

What does permafrost refer to?

• State of being frozen year-round

• Waste on the forest floor

• Mass destruction of trees

• Sand, stone, or soil carried into land or water

What does the term "combustible" mean?

• Particularly burnable or easily burned

• Soft-stemmed plants

• Evergreen trees with needle-shaped leaves

• State of being frozen year-round

What is agroforestry?

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

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

• Only logging the most mature trees in an area

• Some desirable trees are left standing to ensure the ecosystem has the opportunity to establish healthy seedlings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is afforestation?

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

• Mass destruction of trees

• Only logging the most mature trees in an area

• Some desirable trees are left standing to ensure the ecosystem has the opportunity to establish healthy seedlings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5