Earth Vocabulary Flashcards
Unit 1: Earth Features Page 1 • Card Fronts (1-9)
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Land Area
region
Special Area
River Start
source
Where It Begins
River End
mouth
Where It Ends
Moving Water
river
Moving Water
Still Water
lake
Water with Land Around
Huge Water
ocean
Biggest Salty Water
Moving Ground
plate tectonics
Moving Earth Pieces
Squeezing Force
compression
Squeezing Together
Earth Crack
fault
Crack in the Rock
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Unit 1: Earth Features Page 2 • Card Backs (1-9)
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Definition
The end of a river, where the water flows into a big lake or the ocean.
"Where the river says goodbye!"
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mouth
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The start of a river, high up in the hills where water first bubbles up.
"Where the baby river is born!"
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source
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A large area of land where many things are the same, like the weather or plants.
"Like a cold, snowy forest!"
Definition of
region
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The biggest body of salty water on Earth.
"Home to giant whales and sharks!"
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ocean
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A large body of water with land all around it.
"Great for swimming and ducks!"
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lake
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A long, moving body of water that flows across the land.
"Like a moving water highway!"
Definition of
river
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A big crack in the Earth's rock where the ground can slip or shake.
"A crack in the giant rocks!"
Definition of
fault
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Squeezing or pushing things together, like hands squeezing clay.
"Squeeze it tight!"
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compression
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Giant puzzle pieces of rock under the ground that slowly move.
"Earth's giant puzzle pieces!"
Definition of
plate tectonics
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Unit 1: Earth Features Page 3 • Card Fronts (10-18)
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Folded Peaks
folded mountains
Wrinkled Mountains
Blocky Peaks
fault block mountains
Broken Rock Peaks
High Peak
mountain
Super High Land
Low Land
⛳
valley
Low Dip Between Hills
Height
elevation
How High It Is
Line Map
topographic map
Wavy Line Map
Color Map
elevation map
Rainbow Height Map
Map Rule
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scale
Map Mini-Ruler
Directions
N S
compass rose
Map Star
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Unit 1: Earth Features Page 4 • Card Backs (10-18)
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Definition
A very high piece of land with steep sides that is taller than a hill.
"The highest places on Earth!"
Definition of
mountain
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Mountains made when big blocks of rock crack and get pushed straight up.
"Like blocks stacked high!"
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fault block mountains
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Mountains made when flat land gets squeezed from the sides and wrinkles upward.
"Like wrinkling up a rug!"
Definition of
folded mountains
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A special map that uses lines to show how steep the hills are.
"A map with wavy line rings!"
Definition of
topographic map
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How high a place is above the level of the ocean.
"How high up can you go?"
Definition of
elevation
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The low land between mountains or hills, often with a river.
"The cozy dip between hills!"
Definition of
valley
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A star on a map that shows North, South, East, and West.
"The map direction star!"
Definition of
compass rose
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A small ruler on a map that shows real-life distances.
"The map's mini-ruler!"
Definition of
scale
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A map that uses bright colors to show how high or low lands are.
"A rainbow height map!"
Definition of
elevation map
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Unit 1: Earth Features Page 5 • Card Fronts (19-27)
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Map Key
legend
Map Secret Decoder
Half Earth
hemisphere
Half of the Earth
Flat Lines
latitude
Flat Side-to-Side Lines
Tall Lines
longitude
Tall Top-to-Bottom Lines
Main Tall Line
prime meridian
Center Tall Line
Main Warm Belt
equator
Center Earth Belt
Water Energy
hydropower
Water Doing Work
Water Power
hydroelectricity
Electricity From Water
Weather Pattern
climate
Normal Long-Time Weather
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Unit 1: Earth Features Page 6 • Card Backs (19-27)
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _________
Definition
Flat, lying-down lines on a map that go side-to-side around Earth.
"Lying down side-to-side lines!"
Definition of
latitude
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Half of the Earth, like cutting a round orange in half.
"Half of our big round world!"
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hemisphere
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A key on a map that tells you what the pictures and colors mean.
"The map's secret decoder!"
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legend
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An imaginary warm belt around the exact middle of the Earth.
"The Earth's warm belt!"
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equator
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The starting line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
"The middle vertical line!"
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prime meridian
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Tall, standing-up lines on a map that go from top to bottom.
"Standing tall from top to bottom!"
Definition of
longitude
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The normal weather a place has over a long, long time.
"Is it always hot or always cold?"
Definition of
climate
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Clean electricity made by using the power of moving water in a dam.
"Making power from a river!"
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hydroelectricity
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Energy or power we get from fast-moving water.
"Water doing strong work!"
Definition of
hydropower
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