Erosion
The four agents of erosion
What is wind, water, glaciers, and gravity
Tectonic plates
What is large slabs of rock that divide the earth's crust.
Fossils
What is preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes, and rivers
Weathering
What is the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere
The number of vocab words we have had
What is a lot
The formation of coastal erosion
What is waves especially during storms
The number of major tectonic plates
What is seven
Carbon film fossils
What is remains or traces of organisms that lived long ago and have been preserved by a thin sheet of carbon film
The two types of weathering
What is mechanical weathering and chemical weathering
The number of chapters we have had in science
What is five
The definition of erosion
What is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
Causes from tectonic plates
What is earthquakes, tremendous heat and pressure, volcanoes, and subduction
The three main things fossils tell us
What is Where, when, and how the animal or plant 'lived'?
Examples of mechanical weathering
What is ice wedging, tree roots growing in cement and cracking it, and animals digging holes
The reason we learn science
What is to gain a better understanding of our planet
Four ways to reduce erosion
What is healthy plant cover, mulching, planting a cover crop, and placing crushed stone, wood chips, and other similar materials
Subduction
What is when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it
Petrified wood
What is fossils of organic material that have had their original material replaced by minerals in porours spaces
Examples of chemical weathering
What is rust due to oxidation and carbonation
Our favorite science teacher
What is Mrs. Whitford
What is increased pollution, clogged waterways, and causing declines in fish and other species
Landforms made by tectonic plates
What is folded mountains, mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, and types of volcanoes
Alfred Wegener
What is the man who compared fossils to map Pangea
Negative effects of weathering
What is wearing away exposed surfaces and can cause soil erosion which affects agriculture
Your favorite students
What is Graisen, Orin, Alex, and Trentyn
(AKA GOAT)