Water Cycle
What is it called when water falls from the sky as rain or snow?
Precipitation
What type of rock is formed by sediments flowing and being deposited before being pressed together?
Sedimentary Rock
What is a naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain called?
Hill
What body of water touches the beach?
Ocean
Water flows from high to low because of what force?
Gravity
What is water that flows into and is stored in the ground called?
ground water
What type of rock is formed from cooled and crystalized lava or magma?
Igneous Rock
Islands are mostly formed by underwater _____.
Volcanoes
What is a large body of water surrounded by land?
Lake
What is the movement of sediment by water, wind, ice, or gravity called?
Erosion
What is the collection of water into lakes and oceans called?
Accumulation
What type of matter comes from living things like decaying plants and animal waste?
Organic Matter
What is a manmade landscape that extends into the ocean to prevent beaches being washed away?
Jetty
What body of water is found as a river empties into an ocean or large body of water?
Delta
What is the process of breaking down rocks by wind, water, or other natural forces?
Weathering
What process happens as water flows over the Earth's surface toward the ocean rather than being absorbed into the ground or evaporating?
Runoff
What two things create metamorphic rock?
Heat and Pressure
What is a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral?
Atoll
What is known as a "river of ice"?
Glacier
Soil is made up of what 4 things? (100 points per correct answer)
Water, Air, Minerals, Living Things
What process happens when plants "sweat" water back into the air?
Transpiration
What is the outermost layer of Earth where soil is found, also known as the crust, called?
The Pedosphere
What two landscapes have been carved by erosion? (partial credit possible)
Canyons and Fjords
Which waterway merges fresh and saltwater as it flows to the ocean?
Estuary
What three factors cause weathering? (all or nothing)
Wind, Water, Ice