Earth Processes
What process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces?
Weathering
What landform is created by wind blowing loose sand?
Sand dune
This type of resource can be used over and over again.
Renewable Resource
Oil, natural gas, and coal are all _______ resources that we must use wisely so that we don’t run out
Nonrenewable
What process carries sediments away?
Erosion
This landform is where sediments were deposited at the mouth of a river
Delta
This type of resource cannot be replaced in our lifetime.
Nonrenewable Resource
Fossil fuels form under the Earth when there is enough heat and ______.
Pressure
What process that drops or places sediments in a new place
Deposition
A large mass of ice that moves from the top of a mountain downward
Glacier
Trees and flowers would be considered _______ resources because we can replace them in our lifetime
The remains of an ancient plant or animal, such as a bone or an imprint.
Fossil
The process when sediments get pressed together
Compact/Compress
A glacier will typically create a valley with what shape?
U shape
Oil, Natural Gas, and Fossil Fuels would be considered ______ resources since they take millions of years to replace.
Nonrenewable
What type of rock are most fossils found in?
Sedimentary
The process when sediments are "glued" together under heat and pressure
Cementation
This landform is created when a river runs through the rocks over many millions of years.
Canyon
Which is better to use for the environment?
a) Renewable Resources
b) Nonrenewable resources
a) Renewable Resources
The discovery of a shell fossil would tell you that the area was once...
under water