Earth Science I
The largest object in our solar system.
What is the Sun?
These three things cause weathering.
What are wind, water, and ice?
This is the natural process that transports or moves rock and soil.
What is erosion?
Sediments are deposited slowly, and they build-up new _____________.
What are landforms?
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
What are the three states of water?
The Earth will never run out of this.
What is the Water Cycle?
Oxidation, decomposition, and the roots of plants
What is chemical weathering?
This type of erosion happens more quickly and changes the landform in a matter of minutes, hours, and days.
What is water erosion?
Eroded material that has stopped moving.
What is a deposition?
Rain, Snow, Sleet, or Hail
What is precipitation?
This causes the Earth's seasons.
What is a Revolution?
This National Park is an example of weathering and erosion.
What is The Grand Canyon?
These three things cause erosion.
What are wind, water, and ice?
Two of the main reasons why the Earth looks the way it does today.
What are erosion and deposition?
The sun turns water from the ocean into water vapor and it flows up into the air.
What is evaporation?
This causes the Earth to go from day to night.
What is Earth's rotation?
This type of weathering changes the size and shape of the Earth's surface.
What is mechanical weathering?
This type of erosion happens more quickly but still takes many years.
What is wind erosion?
This type of rock is formed by layers of sediment and eroded material.
What is a sedimentary rock?
Water vapor forms clouds, dew, or frost.
What is condensation?
This keeps the earth's orbit around the sun and the moon's orbit around the earth.
What is Gravity?
This is the natural process that causes the break down of rocks.
What is weathering?
This does not melt for long periods of time and erodes rock.
What is a glacier?
Rock, dirt, and mud solidify at the bottom of a mountain.
What is deposition?
The water cycle is fueled by this.
What is heat energy or the sun?