D-L Flashcards
Deciduous trees
Trees that lose their leaves
Decompose
To break down
Deep ocean trench
The lowest parts of the ocean.
Delta
Variation of a function
Density
Thickness in the air
Deposition
A formal interview recorded with a witness that can sometimes be used in court.
Earthquake
A shift in the earths plates causing the ground to move
Ecology
the branch of biology that has the relations of organisms one to one another and to their habitat or physical surroundings
Element
a chemical substance of atoms that are just protons
Endangered species
a species that is in danger of being extinct
Epicenter
the point of the Earths surface vertically above the point of an earthquake.
Erosion
The break down of something using weather or wind.
Extinct
When an organism dies out and doesn’t exist anymore
Fault
a fracture in a volume of a massive rock.
Food plain
a flat field next to a stream or river where food can grow.
Food chain
a chart of what eats what in a line showing consumers and producers in a community.
Food web
a web like chart that shows what eats what in a community.
Fossil
The aged remains of bones of an animal or species that lived ages ago.
Geoligist
scientist that study the earth and how it was formed and whats on it.
Global warming
The warming of the Earth being provoked by burning fossil fuels and cutting down trees.
Greenhouse effect
the atmosphere making a planets surface hotter than it would be without an atmosphere.
Ground water
water that comes from the ground being stored away their by the water cycle.
Habitat
an area where different organisms thrive.
Humidity
The amount of water in the air
Hot spot
a spot where heat rises in a volcano causing it to erupt.
Hypothosis
A scientific theory about something unknown
Igneous rock
The cooled and solidified version of magma or lava.
Land form
rises and falls in the the Earths surface such as mountains, hills, and valleys.
Lava
a hot liquid that comes out a a volcano.
