_______ are small particles of rocks that form when rock breaks down
What is sediments
100
________ is a break in the rock that makes up Earth's crust
What is a fault
100
each layer of soil is called _______
What is the soil horizon
200
About __________ percent of Earth's water is found in its salty oceans & seas
What is 97%
200
The breaking down of rock at or near Earth's surface is called
What is weathering
200
is a flat piece of land formed by deposition at the mouth of a river
What is delta
200
The 3 properties of a mineral are ____, _______, & ______
What is streak, luster, & hardness
200
The horizons of soils are ________ (holds the most nutrients), _______(is subsoil and has less humus an fine particles of rocks), and ________ (mostly of larger pieces of weathered rock.
What is Horizon A, Horizon B, & Horizon C
300
Earth's layers of earth are ______ (in order)
what is crust, mantle, outer core, & inner core
300
what breaks down rock by weathering?
What is wind, water, & gravity
300
________ a wide, flat area of land along a river where sediment is deposited by floodwaters
What is floodplain
300
what scale ranks the hardness of minerals from 1-10
What is Moh's hardness scale
300
_______ is the part of the soil that is made of decayed organic materials
What is humus
400
The layer of atmosphere closest to Earth's surface is the _____________
What is the Troposphere
400
When weathered rock is picked up and moved is called
What is erosion
400
_________ is a hill of and deposited by wind
What is a dune
400
________ is a solid whose shape forms a fixed pattern
What is crystal
400
1._______ is a material that formed from the remains of ancient organisms and is used today as a major sure of energy
2.Any source of energy other than fossil fuels is called_____
1.What is fossil fuels
2.Alternitave energy
500
________ & _________ (gases) make up most of Earth's atmosphere
What is oxygen & nitrogen
500
_______ is when the wind/water/glacier drops the material they are eroding
What is deposition
500
what makes up the Earth's crust and the upper part of the mantle
What is the lithosphere
500
the 3 types of categories (based on how they form) are
What is sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
500
____ is a resource that can be replaced at arate close to their rate of use. & _______ is a resource that can be used up faster than it is made