Earth’s Surface & Landforms
The type of water found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and underground.
What is freshwater?
The process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and hardens.
What is igneous rock?
Soil layer rich in nutrients where most plant roots grow.
What is topsoil?
Wide, flat land that is often used for farming.
What is a plain?
The movement of rocks, soil, or sand to a new location
What is erosion?
Rock made from layers of sediment, often containing fossils
What is sedimentary rock?
Decayed plant material that enriches soil and helps plants grow.
What is compost?
Land formed where a river meets the ocean.
What is a delta?
When rocks and soil are dropped in new places, forming landforms.
What is deposition?
Rock that changes due to heat and pressure deep underground.
What is metamorphic rock?
Living things that break down dead plants and animals into nutrients
What are decomposers?
A mountain that erupts with lava, ash, and gases.
What is a volcano?
A large, slow-moving sheet of ice that shapes the land.
What is a glacier?
The process of remains turning into fossils over time
What is fossilization?
A resource that can be replaced naturally, like sunlight or wind.
What is a renewable resource?
A hill of sand shaped by the wind.
What is a dune?
A sudden, powerful natural event that quickly changes the surface of the Earth.
What is a catastrophic event?
Preserved evidence of a plant or animal that lived long ago
What is a fossil?
A resource that takes millions of years to form, like coal or oil.
What is a nonrenewable resource?