Erosion
Deposition
Changes caused by weather
Volcano
Earthquake
100
The movement of sediment and soil by wind, water, and gravity.
What is erosion?
100
...is the dropping off of weathered rocks.
What is deposition?
100
Heavy rain or quickly melting snow causes water to flow over the land.
What is a flood?
100
A mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust?
What is a volcano?
100
The thinnest layer of earth's crust made up of gigantic slabs of rock
What is a plate?
200
These things work together to shape the land.
What is erosion and weathering?
200
This builds up deltas, riverbanks, and beaches.
What is deposition by water?
200
The sudden downhill movement of materials in large amounts.
What is a landslide?
200
Where magma rises up through a central opening
What is a vent?
200
Breaks or cracks in the earth's crust where plates come together.
What is a fault?
300
Flowing water, rainwater, and waves
What are different types of water erosion?
300
This forms sand dunes and deserts.
What is deposition by wind?
300
The process through which rocks or other materials are broken down into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
300
Volcanoes that are still erupting
What is an active volcano?
300
movements in the earth's crust that are caused by a sudden shift of Earth's plates.
What is an earthquake?
400
These things pick up bits of rocks and soil as they flow over land.
What are rivers and streams?
400
The glacier drops off most of this debris at the downhill end?
What is terminus?
400
A very large, swirling storm
What is hurricane?
400
When magma reaches Earth's surfaceq
What is lava?
400
earthquakes on the ocean's floor
What is a tsunami?
500
Over time, these can turn a sharp, rocky peak into a smooth round one.
What are weathering and erosion?
500
Materials that a glacier picks up or pushes can form mounds.
What is a morain?
500
Columns of spinning wind.
What is a tornado?
500
a volcano that no longer erupts
What is a dormant volcano?
500
the three types of faults
What are the normal fault, reverse fault, and strike-slip fault?
M
e
n
u