EARTH SCIENCE VOCABULARY 2 5 th Grade Ms. Shiver
Feb 23, 2016
EARTH SCIENCEVOCABULARY 25th GradeMs. Shiver
A long, narrow island that forms along the coast
Barrier Island
The plowing of crop rows across hillsides to prevent erosion
Contour plowing
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
levee
A current that moves parallel to the shore
Longshore current
System of drains that prevents flooding during heavy rainstorms
Storm drain management
A ridge of sediment and rock left behind when a glacier melts
moraine
The study of vibrations caused by rocks moving and breaking along faults
seismology
The placement of additional sand on beaches to protect them from erosion
Beach nourishment
A structure built across a river to control its flow
dam
The planting of crops on terraces built into steep hillsides to prevent erosion
terracing
A structure built at right angles to the beach to control beach erosion
groin
A huge sheet of slowly moving ice
glacier
A long, oval shaped mound of soil and rock formed from glacial deposits
drumlin