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Earth & Its Resources. Part 2. Grade 5 Science Vocabulary EOG Study Guide Updated 5.9.11 NValentine. http://www.freakingnews.com/SAVE-THE-EARTH-Pics-47948.asp. ore. A mineral that contains a useful substance is called an ___. iron. ___ comes from the mineral hematite.
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Earth & Its Resources Part 2 Grade 5Science VocabularyEOG Study Guide Updated 5.9.11 NValentine http://www.freakingnews.com/SAVE-THE-EARTH-Pics-47948.asp
ore • A mineral that contains a useful substance is called an ___.
iron • ___ comes from the mineral hematite. www.mii.org/Minerals/photoiron.html
metals • Substances that conduct electricity and can be stretched into wires are ___. www.ndt-ed.org/.../Introduction/metals.htm
gems • Minerals valued for being rare and beautiful are called ___. http://waterstarsclans.webs.com/gems1.jpg
diamond • The hardest mineral is called a ___. http://www.diamonds-earring.net/2011/03/28/diamond-4/
rock • A ___ is any naturally formed solid in the crust made up of one or more kinds of minerals. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01593/fish-shaped-rock_1593811i.jpg
igneous • Rocks that form when melted rock material cools and hardens are called ___ rocks. Some igneous rocks are granite, basalt, obsidian, pumice. The igneous rock below is granite. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ethosmarblecare.co.uk/images/petrology/igneous.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ethosmarblecare.co.uk/petrology-technical/igneous-rock.shtml&usg=__o_OrCKOLynQrB6h3A5gtPyLGdsk=&h=252&w=460&sz=38&hl=en&start=5&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=9hlOKcXDKK9UXM:&tbnh=70&tbnw=128&prev=/search%3Fq%3Digneous%2Brock%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D594%26tbm%3Disch&ei=V13ITfCTGNOSgQeL1KjOBA http://ed101.bu.edu/StudentDoc/Archives/ED101sp07/rjayneb/granite-400.jpg
sedimentary • Small bits of matter joined together form ___ rock. http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Slide1.jpg http://burgscience.edublogs.org/files/2010/03/rock-cycle1.jpg
fossils • Sedimentary rocks sometimes contain ___, or the remains or imprints of living things of the past. www.heathersanimations.com/dinosaur1.html
metamorphic • A rock formed under heat and pressure from another kind of rock is called an ___ rock.
marble • A metamorphic rock that contains minerals with brilliant colors and is easy to carve is ___. http://www.davidfostersculpture.com/images/carving-marble.jpg
rock • The main ingredient in soil is weathered ___. http://aig.cs.man.ac.uk/research/daedalus/Stimuli/Actual/img/SmallRocks4sun_l25E.jpg
humus • Decayed plant and animal material in soil is called ___.
hazardous • People damage soil by burying garbage and ___ wastes. http://www.howardcountymd.gov/DPW/DPWIMAGES/householdhazardouswaste.jpg
pollution • One form of ___ occurs when people throw foam and plastic materials on the ground.
contour plowing • Farmers can plow furrows (rows) across a slope rather than up and down, which is called ___ ___. http://gis.lrs.uoguelph.ca/AgriEnvArchives/pics/contour_plowing.jpg
rock cycle • Rocks changing from one form into another in a never-ending series of process http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/K12/images/rkcircle.jpg
oxygen • Air is a mixture of nitrogen, ___, and water vapor. http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Sect14/AtmosGraph.jpg
Carbon dioxide • After food is broken down, living things give off the gas ___ ___. anorak.co.uk
photosynthesis • The process by which plants make food and give off oxygen is called ___. kirksville.k12.mo.us http:// http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/animations/potato.html http://www.growingthenextgeneration.com/agrium-games/Animation/index. www.growingthenextgeneration.com/agrium-games/quiz/index.htm
renewable • Oxygen is called a ___ resource, because it can be replaced. copperwiki.org
ozone layer • The ___ ___ protects us from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. michellehenry.fr
global warming • The Earth’s temperature is rising at an abnormal rate. Pollution and CFCs are contributing to this problem.
friction • The atmosphere protects us from rocks from space. The ___ with the air burns them up before they can come to earth. astronomy-blog.com windows2universe.org
temperature • Clouds in the atmosphere help regulate ___. http://www.fxoffice.net/?p=382
nitrogen • About 78% of the air is ___, which is an important part of proteins. sdm.scot.nhs.uk
Fossil fuels • Many pollutants get into the air from burning ___. asiancorrespondent.com http://blogs.saschina.org/tiffany01pd2014/2009/11/27/enduring-understanding-reflections/ regentsearth.com
decay • Fossil fuels were formed from the ___ of ancient forms of life.
nonrenewable • Fossil fuels are ___ resources. marchantscience.wikispaces.com
Fossil fuels • Coal, oil, and natural gas are nonrenewable ___ ___.
Volcanoes, forest fires • Natural events such as ___ and ___ ___ can add particles and smoke into the air. supersatellite.com http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=318334
smog • Many cities experience ___ , a mixture of smoke and fog. Smog in Beijing, China in August 2005. The photo on the right was taken during a sunny, otherwise clear day, the photo on the left was taken on another day, after it had rained for approximately 2 days. Both of these photos were taken in the morning around the 07:00-08:00 hour. www.ask.com
http://www.realmagick.com/acid-rain-other-adverse-effects Acid rain Burning fossil fuels can cause harmful chemicals to form in the atmosphere, which then fall to the Earth in the form of ___ ___. / news.thomasnet.com http://www.supergreenme.com/go-green-environment-eco:Acid-Rain
Clean Air Act • The United States passed the ___ ___ ___ in 1967 to decrease air pollution. http://blogs.saschina.org/tiffany01pd2014/2009/11/27/enduring-understanding-reflections/
CFCs • To protect the air, we can limit the amount of ___ in refrigerators and air conditioners. We can also limit our use of aerosols. blogs.saschina.org
algae • One-celled ___ of the oceans produce most of the Earth’s oxygen supply. Scientists are coming up with ways to replace gas with algae! http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://post.cloudfront.goodinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/algae-gaspump-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.good.is/post/a-primer-can-algae-replace-gas/&usg=__s8ipxnlzVZTLaPjHtCSG4I1MKDU=&h=290&w=615&sz=51&hl=en&start=256&zoom=1&tbnid=Lfxqd42P5DsvPM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=198&ei=MbDITezvLMvogAfG-Z3jBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dalgae%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1436%26bih%3D747%26tbm%3Disch1%2C5425&chk=sbg&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=102&vpy=264&dur=1937&hovh=154&hovw=327&tx=196&ty=80&page=10&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:256&biw=1436&bih=747
vapor • When volcanoes erupt, they let out water ___ and other gases. http://www.destination360.com/central-america/costa-rica/arenal-volcano
minerals • Seawater is an important source of ___. “Within the folds of the Jordan Valley, and Rum Mountains, lies the lowest point on the face of the earth; The Dead Sea. Rich in minerals and ten times saltier than seawater, it is buoyant. No matter how large you are, or even if you don’t know how to swim, you will float!” http://www.waleg.com/travel/archives/000963.html
Oil and natural gas • Drilling rigs are used to extract ___ and ___ ___ from the land beneath the sea. oilgoneeasy.com
Oil Spill oilspillnews.net
current • A stream of water that flows through the ocean like a river is a ___. crd.bc.ca oceanworld.tamu.edu
surface • ___ currents are driven by the wind. web.me.com
circles • As a wave passes through the ocean, water particles move in ___. onr.navy.mil
Breaking wave • Each ___ ___ may hurl thousands of tons of water against the shore, breaking rocks apart and smoothing the fragments into pebbles and sand.
tides • The pull of the Moon and Sun’s gravity on Earth causes ___. ei.lehigh.edu
spring • The combined pull of the sun and moon during times of New and Full Moons causes the highest high tides and lowest low tides, called ___ tides. Notice that when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are all in a line (Full and New Moon Phases) the high tides are MUCH higher than at other times. These are called SPRING TIDES sfgate.com
Neap • ___ tides have the smallest range. oceanservice.noaa.gov
Continental shelf • The underwater edge of a continent is called its ___ ___. tmp.kiwix.org http://www.precisiongraphics.com/category/animation-folio/3-d-animation/