Unit 4 – Earth and Space Science

Key Term Definition Link

Water
cycle/hydro
logic cycle. The cycle that
Say what it involves the
is and give circulation of the
a simple water in the earth https://www.britannica.com/science/water-cycle
1 diagram. atmosphere system.
The process of the
movement of the
water through the
Transpiratio
plants and it later
n
evaporates from
specific parts such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transpiration
2 leaves and stems.
Solid or liquid
particles that comes
precipitatio
from the atmosphere
n
and reach the earth https://arcos.disl.org/main/whatisprecip
3 surface.
It’s the water from
rain/snowmelt that is
Surface run found in the land
off surface and it’s a
major part of the https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/surface_runoff.htm
4 water cycle.
Is the process of
Condensati water that
on evaporates in the air https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-condensation-
5 and turn into liquid definition-examples-quiz.html
Solid or liquid
particles that comes
precipitatio
from the atmosphere
n
and reach the earth https://arcos.disl.org/main/whatisprecip
6 surface.
To pass through a
permeable substance
percolate especially for
extracting a soluble https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percolate
7 constituent.
The water that is
Ground presented beneath
water the earth surfaces in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater
8 soil pore paces.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z8c9q6f/articles/zdqr
Tides The rise and fall of 97h
9 sea levels.
The layer of earth
that the human lives https://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/v_ingles/planet/whatis_b
Biosphere
1 on or where life ios.html
0 exists.
1 It’s the solid part of https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/geosphere
Geosphere
1 the earth.
Layer of gases or best
known as the air
Atmospher which surrounds us
e and keeps the earth
1 retained by the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth
2 gravity.
The rocky part of the
earth which is made
Lithosphere up of the brittle crust https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/lithosphe
1 and top part of the re/
3 upper mantle.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/hydrosph
hydrospher
1 The total amount of ere/
e
4 water on the planet.
When water is in its
1 solid form, frozen https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/what-is-the-cryosphere.html
5 Cryosphere into ice/snow.
The zone of the
earth’s mantle exists
1 Asthenosph under the https://www.britannica.com/science/asthenosphere
6 ere lithosphere.
It’s a naturally
occurring solids
which is a collection
of mineral grains that https://www.dkfindout.com/us/earth/rocks-and-
1 grows cemented minerals/what-is-rock/
7 Rock together.
The procedure in
which the surface
gets worn down
Erosion
caused by natural
1 elements such as http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/erosion/whateros.htm
8 wind.
The process of
breakdown of rocks
on the earth surface
by the action of rain https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/ks3/gsl/education/resources/ro
1 or extreme of ckcycle/page3461.html
9 Weathering temperature.
It’s the
magmatic/molten
Igneous rock that melts
rock originate deep in the
2 earth near an active https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-igneous-rocks
0 plates or hot spots.
Types of rocks that
are formed by
Sedimentar
deposition of small
y rock
2 particles of mineral or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedimentary_rock
1 organic particles.
 The process of
transitioning of an
Metamorph
existing rock type,
ic rock
2 which changes its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_rock
2 form.
2 The solid part of the https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mantle/
Mantle
3 Earth’s interior.
It’s made up of
molten rocks and
Lava emerges as a liquid
2 onto the earth’s https://www.britannica.com/science/lava-volcanic-ejecta
4 surface.
Types of rocks that
are formed by
Sedimentar
deposition of small
y
2 particles of mineral or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedimentary_rock
5 organic particles.
It’s a group of
changes. Igneous rock
changes into
Rock cycle
sedimentary rock or http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rock.ht
2 into metamorphic ml
6 rock.
A substance that is
natural occurring https://geology.com/minerals/what-is-a-mineral.shtml
Mineral
2 defined as chemical
7 composition.
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-earthquake-and-what-
causes-them-happen?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-
Earthquake
2 It is the movement of news_science_products
8 the tectonic plates
It’s the remains or
traces of
fossil animals/plants that
2 lived before https://digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/geo/basics/fossil.htm
9 thousands of years.
Molted materials
3 Magma under or within the https://www.dictionary.com/browse/magma
0 Earth’s crust.
3 The middle part of https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_core
Earth’s core
1 the earth
3 Earth’s The outer layer of the https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/crust_(geology).htm
2 crust planet
Consists of sun and https://www.universetoday.com/15822/what-is-the-solar-
Solar
3 starts bounded to it system/
system
3 by gravity.
Mercury
Name the Venus
planets in Earth
the solar Mars
3 system Jupiter
4 Uranus
 Neptune
Pluto
Mercury
List the
Venus
planets in
Earth
the solar
Mars
system
Jupiter
starting
Uranus
from the
3 Neptune
sun
5 Pluto
New moon
Waxing crescent
First quarter
Waxing gibbous
Phases of
Full moon
the moon
Waning gibbous
Third quarter
3 Waning crescent
6 Dark moon

Draw a
picture of
all the
phases of
the moon
and name
3 each phase.
7
It’s the heating up of
Global
3 both land and https://www.livescience.com/37003-global-warming.html
warming
8 oceans.
3 Ozone The upper part of the https://www.britannica.com/science/ozone-layer
9 Layer atmosphere
Gases in the earth
that traps or hold the
Greenhous heat and allows the
e Gas sunlight to pass
4 through the https://climatekids.nasa.gov/greenhouse-cards/
0 atmosphere.