Earth Science
The process of wind water and ice putting down sediments they carry is called?
deposition
Name a body of water that is freshwater
Lake, pond, river
_______ are small particles of rocks that form when rock breaks down
What is sediments
This is the step in the water cycle when liquid turns into a gas
What is evaporation
Name a benefit humans have from using water
Use water to grow food, hydroelectric power, survival
Name the steps of the water cycle
precipitation, evaporation, condensation
A meteorologist is using a barometer- what are they measuring?
air pressure
Name one way humans use water for recreation
Swimming, boating, fishing
This causes canyons to form.
River Erosion
Nonrenewable resources are things that we ________ reuse
cannot
what breaks down rock by weathering?
What is wind, water, & gravity
This cloud type means that a thunderstorm is coming
cumulonimbus
Name two lotic bodies of water
river, stream, creek
Name two renewable resources
Wind, water, sunlight
When weathered rock is picked up and moved it is called
erosion
This type of cloud is thin and wispy
What is cirrus cloud
This is a specific place that includes land and a body of water where all the run off water goes
Watershed
This is the amount of time Earth's revolution takes
365.4 days
_______ is a resource that can be used up faster than it is made
Nonrenewable resource
This landform provides home to many animals like birds and sea life and protects our land from coastal flooding
What are wetlands
_______ is when the wind/water/glacier drops the material they are eroding
What is deposition
This is when the moon blocks the sunlight
Solar eclipse
True or false: A rock can never be worn down by erosion.
False
____ is a resource that can be replaced at a rate close to their rate of use.
What is renewable resource