Slow Processes
Erosion by this creates unique landforms like cliffs, sea arches and sea stacks.
Waves
The sudden sliding of rocks and soil down a hill or mountain is called a...
Landslide
Process in which rock, shells, or other sediments are dropped or settled in new places is called...
DEPOSITION
Keywords: drop, settled.
Which kind of resource is the kind that cannot be replaced in our lifetime?
nonrenewable
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks down rocks and erosion carries those pieces away.
This is what creates sand dunes.
Wind
This type of natural disaster is violently spinning winds that appear to be a funnel shaped cloud.
Tornado
The process by which sediment is picked up and carried away.
Petroleum, coal and natural gas are examples of ...
Nonrenewable resources
If you put water into flower pots with soil, would the soil that retains water the best have the MOST or LEAST water drain out?
The least
A glacier picking up broken pieces of rock is an example of what?
EROSION
Remember erosion happens when rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by glaciers, water, wind or gravity.
This is an intense shaking of the Earth's surface.
Earthquake
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
Weathering
Things that we use that come from nature are called...
Natural resources
What created the Grand Canyon? (be specific)
The Colorado River
This can collect and freeze in the cracks of rocks, breaking them a part. What is it?
WATER
Remember this is called ice wedging, which also is an example of weathering.
This type of natural disaster usually forms over the ocean.
HURRICANE
What's another name for solid fragments of matter that come from weathered rock?
Sediment particles
Which kind of resource is the kind that can be replaced?
What do you call a fan shaped landform that is formed at the mouth of a river?
A delta
Mushroom rocks are created by this.
Wind
This natural disaster can create new islands and other landforms.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION or VOLCANO
Ability to retain water, texture, color, particle size and ability to support plant growth are examples of...
Properties of soil
Wood, water, animals and solar energy are examples of ...
Renewable resources
Do the hand motions and chant that goes with weathering, erosion and deposition.
Teacher will judge :)