Earth and Space vocab pre/post assessment

Accumulation-

• rain, snow, sleet, hail

• the collection of water on Earth's surface

• water vapor turning back into a liquid

Porosity-

• underground rock that contains valuable minerals

• having small holes or spaces for liquid to flow through

• small pieces of rock

• natural resource made from decayed organisms

Environmental impact-

• the surroundings of an area

• the changes in the environment that have negative effects on the land, air, or animals

• making the choice to limit the amount of a resource being used

Conservation-

• throwing away or getting rid of products no longer needed

• limiting the amount of use or useing resources wisely

• collecting and processing used materials into new products

moon-

• a sphere-like, white object in the sky

• one of the 4 periods of the year

• the changing appearance every 29 days

Season-

• a type of pattern in which a set of events, movements, or things follow a particular order

• 1 of the 4 periods of the year

• a sequence of events

Nonrenewable resource-

• natural resources that can be easily replaced

• natural resources that cannot be easily replaced

• throwing away or getting rid of products no longer needed

Natural resource-

• a resource that can be easily replaced

• anything from nature that people can use

• a resource that cannot be easily replaced

What is the water cycle?

• the condition of the atmosphere for a short period of time

• the change of water from one state to another as it moves between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere

• when water evaporates

• when water changes from a gas to a liquid

Condensation-

• The heating up of liquid water into water vapor

• the cooling of water vapor back into a liquid

• rain, snow, sleet, hail