Waves
This part of a wave is the distance between crests
Wavelength
What happens when light refracts?
Light bends
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
What is weathering?
Breaking down of rock
Which type of landform is a large area with steep sides and a flat top?
This type of wave has particles that move perpendicular to the wave's energy
Transverse
What happens when light reflects?
Light bounces back
Which type of rock is sediment that has had a lot of heat and pressure put on it?
Metamorphic
What is erosion
The moving of sediment after weathering occurs
Which type of landform is a usually narrow area with water between mountains?
Canyon
This part of a wave is the height of the wave
Amplitude
What happens when light is absorbed?
Light soaks in
What type of rock is magma that has cooled on Earth's surface?
Igneous
What is deposition?
The placing of the sediment that was carried away by erosion
Which type of landform is small and has steep sides and a flat top?
Butte
This type of wave has particles that move in the same direction as the wave's energy
What does translucent mean?
What does transparent mean?
What does opaque mean?
Translucent- Some light gets through
Transparent- All light gets through
Opaque- No light gets through
Which type of rock is sediment forming layers?
Rain flooded an area and moved dirt away. What took place?
(weathering, erosion, or deposition)
Erosion
Why do most volcanoes exist on plate boundaries?
Plates meet at fault lines and when plates move against each other, they can make volcanoes
This part of the wave is the highest point of the wave
This part of the wave is the lowest point of the wave
Crest
Trough
Why does a banana look yellow?
It is reflecting yellow and absorbing all other colors
Why is it called the rock cycle?
All types of rock can be transformed between each other depending on heat and pressure that are added.
After a hurricane, a pile of sand was found by a rock. What caused the pile?
(weathering, erosion, or deposition)
Deposition
What is the difference between a butte and a plateau?