Weathering
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
What is erosion?
Something that comes from the Earth, like water, trees, or rocks, that people can use.
What is natural resources?
What is a desert climate like? (2 words)
What is hot and dry?
A mountain that can erupt with hot lava, ash, and gases from inside the Earth.
What is a volcano?
One thing that can cause rocks to break apart when it freezes in cracks?
What is water?
Rivers can move rocks and dirt, making the land shape change over time. (True or False)
What is true?
Something that can be used over and over again, like sunlight, wind, or trees, because it can grow back or be replaced.
What is a renewable resource?
Fish, whales, dolphins, and sea turtles live in this habitat.
What is the ocean?
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.
What is freezes?
This happens to the soil during erosion.
What is soil gets carried away?
Something that can't be replaced once it's used up, like coal, oil, or natural gas.
What is non-renewable resources?
Polar bears, and seals live in this cold habitat.
What is tundra, polar, or arctic?
A large, powerful ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides. It can flood coastal areas and cause a lot of damage.
What is a tsunami?
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.
What are glaciers?
Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.
What is false?
Renewable resources can be used forever. (true or false)
What is true?
Animals like lions, zebras, and elephants live in this habitat.
What is plains, grassland, or savanna?
When the Earth's ground shakes because of movement or pressure along faults or tectonic plates.
What is an earthquake?
Name 2 Types of Weathering
What is a mechanical weathering?
What is chemical Weathering?
What is physical weathering?
Name 3 examples of renewable resources
What is an solar (sun)?
What is wind?
What is water?
What is food?
What is animals?
Tigers, monkeys, snakes, and parrots live in this wet habitat.
What is the rainforest?
Hot, melted rock that is found deep inside the Earth
What is magma?