Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Natural Disasters
Rocks
100
The break-down of rocks is called
What is weathering.
100
The main thing that causes erosion is
What is water
100
Most sand and dirt sediments end up where?
What is the ocean
100
This natural disaster is more common in the spring in the heartland of the United States.
What is tornadoes
100
These are the 3 types of rocks
What are: 1. Sedimentary 2. Metamorphic 3. Igneous
200
Disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces is called
What is mechanical weathering
200
What type of erosion happens in a hot climate
What is wind erosion
200
Large ice structures that help in depositions are called?
What are glaciers
200
These types of natural disasters happen quite often in forests when campers are careless with their camp fires.
What are forest fires
200
A sedimentary rock is made of this.
What is fossils
300
Decomposition of rocks into different substances is called
What is chemical weatherings
300
Small rocks at the bottom of a mountain are called
What is talus slope
300
Excessive rains create
What are floods
300
This rock is often used on countertops
What is granite
400
When oxygen mixes with minerals its called
What is oxidation
400
The main reason things move is called
What is gravity
400
The collection of minerals and materials of rock are called
What is sedimentation
400
An earthquake under the ocean and sometimes trigger a
What is a tsunami
400
Native Americans used flint rocks to make many things. One of these things is
What is arrow heads
500
When rocks peel off the outside layers its called
What is exfoliation
500
Canyons are mainly formed from what substance?
What is water
500
The study of geology and physical geography is called
What is sedimentology
500
Excessive snows on mountains can cause
What is an avalanche
500
Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of
What is lava
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