Earth Science

3. when water on top of the soil flows down into a body of water
6. landform created by rivers carrying sediments and depositing them at the mouth of the river
8. a huge ball of gases around which the Earth and other planets of the solar system revolve; the Sun is a star that provides Earth with most of its light and thermal energy
9. process by which exposed rock is broken down by water, ice, wind
10. the process of water changing from water vapor to a liquid by loss of heat
11. the air that surrounds the Earth; it is made of a mixture of gases
14. water that falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
15. the process of water changing from a liquid to water vapor by adding heat
16. landform created by water and wind weathering and eroding sediments
18. rock that forms when sediments are compacted and cemented together
19. fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals; examples include coal, petroleum (oil) and natural gas
21. process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, and ice
22. process of binding and hardening of sediments into hard rock
23. a physical structure on Earth that occurs naturally
26. process by which overlying pressure from layers of rocks

1. day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area; weather has short-term variations
2. the process by which dead plants and animals decay or rot
4. the air that surrounds the Earth; it is made of a mixture of gases
5. the spinning of a planet, Moon, or other object on its axis
7. one orbit of an object, such as a planet or satellite, in space around another object in space
12. the movement of weathered material by wind, water, or ice (e.g. glaciers)
13. general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time [30 years or more (many decades)]
17. the path that one object in space follows as it revolves around another object in space
20. landform created by sand depositing
24. imaginary line about which an object rotates
25. the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere
27. a living thing that grows, reproduces, responds to its environment, and can function on its own