Water Cycle and Weather
the movement of water through the atmosphere, oceans, and land.
What is the Water Cycle?
the process of breaking down rocks into sediment
what is weathering
What are fossil fuels formed from
remains of plants and animals
resources that can be replaced as quickly as they are used
This is the reason we experience day and night on Earth.
What is Earth's rotation
water falling from clouds to Earth in forms such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is Precipitation
the movement of sediments by wind, water, and ice.
what is erosion
Sedimentary rocks are made from pieces of other rocks. What is the term for these small particles
what are sediments
resources that are gone once they are used up
Earth completes one full rotation around this axis in 24 hours.
What is a day
the term for the process of water vapor cooling and changing back into liquid water
what is condensation
The type of landform is created when a river carves through rock over thousands of years, forming steep walls
What is a canyon
What type of resource are fossil fuels?
what is nonrenewable
What is it called when you use less of a resource to reduce waste and conserve it?
what is conserving
the time of day when shadows are the longest, due to the Sun's low position in the sky.
What is early morning or late afternoon
the stage of the water cycle is directly responsible for forming clouds
What is condensation
What is formed when water or ice carries sediment away from its original location to the mouth of a river
What is a delta
The name of the last process in formation of sedimentary rock
what is cementation
What is a key benefit of using solar panels for energy
it is a renewable resource
When the Sun is directly overhead, this happens to the shadows.
what is the shadows are at the shortest length
Sunlight causes temperatures to____________, which causes_______________ .
What is increase and evaporation
What process causes sand dunes to form?
what is deposition
what two fossil fuels typically come from marine environments
what is oil and natural gas
What do we call the effort to preserve and protect endangered species from extinction
what is wildlife conservation
Earth rotates in this direction, causing the Sun to rise in the east and set in the west.
what is counterclockwise