Earth and Space Science: Chapter 8 - Vocabulary

8.1 Vocabulary Flashcards

Properties

The features of a material that do not depend on amount: such as color, density, flammability.

Biomimicry

Solving human problems by copying patterns found in nature.

Stalactites

Limestone deposits left by water that cling to the ceiling and grow down toward the floor.

Stalagmites

Limestone deposits left by water that grow from the floor up toward the ceiling.

Dissolving

The process of a solid being incorporated into a liquid.

Polar

A molecule with positive and negatively charged ends.

Sediments

Small particles of weathered rock carried in water.

Porous

A layer of rock with small holes that allow air or water to pass through.

Solvent

The liquid that does the dissolving.

Frost Wedging

Expanding ice forcing apart cracks in rocks.

Expand

To grow larger

Fluid

A material that is cohesive and is capable of flowing.

The concentration of a solution (Yes there’s a difference between this and “concentration of solution)

Describes the amount of solute dissolved in the solution.

Precipitation

Rain, snow, sleet or hail falling to earth.

Evaporation

Changing from liquid water toa gas (vapor).

PPT

A description of a solution’s concentration, parts per thousand.

Universal Solvent

Water, because it dissolves so many solutes

Solution

A well mixed mixture

Freeze

Going from liquid to solid with a loss of energy.

Solute

The substance that is being dissolved.

Humidity

The amount of water in the air.

Condense

Transitioning from water vapor to tiny drops of liquid water.

Concentrated Solution

A solution with high amounts of solute.

Delta

A fan shaped geologic feature formed by sediments as they fall out of moving water as it slows while entering a lake or the ocean

Salinity

The amount of salt in water.