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NESA Earth Science Vocab

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Moona bright object in the sky at night which changes its shape in a recognized pattern
starsnatural objects in the sky that give off light; the Sun is the star closest to Earth
Sunthe star closest to Earth; it is the source of Earth's heat and light
sunrisethe time of day when the Sun is first visible in the east
sunsetthe time of day when the Sun is no longer visible in the west
recycleto use old materials to make new things; you can recycle metal, plastic, and paper to make other things
reduceto use a smaller amount of things or products
reusea product or thing that can be used over and over
weatheris what the outside is like at a certain time and place
atmospherethe layer of air that surrounds Earth
mineralsa basic Earth material; a rock ingredient that cannot be physically broken down any further
rocksan Earth material made up of different ingredients called minerals
soilthe loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth
watera natural liquid material made up of hydrogen and oxygen
depositionthe dropping of eroded soil and rock pieces in a new place
erosionmovement of Earth materials by water, wind, or ice
weatheringthe process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
climatethe average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years



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