Landforms
Large, flat area of low land
Plain
The remains or traces of a plant or animal that lived long ago
fossil
Chemicals break down rocks into smaller pieces by making them weaker
Chemical Weathering
Volcano that erupts slowly and has low, sloping sides
Shield Volcano
Small area of land surrounded by water
Island
the most outer layer of the earth, contains all the continents and the ocean floor
crust
When rocks are being broken down into smaller pieces by physical forces
physical weathering
Made of layers of lava, rock, and ash. They can have steep peaks and they are usually explosive when they erupt.
Composite Volcano
Large, natural stream of water flows in one direction
River
the very center of the earth
inner core
When small bits of rock or soil are dropped off in a new place
deposition
Small volcanoes with steep sides. They shoot cinders, ash, and chunks of rocks into the air and down their slopes.
Cinder Cone Volcano
Very large body of water
Ocean
Layer made of solid and melted rock
mantle
When glaciers move and scrape along the ground, picking up small pieces of rock or soil and moving it
glacial erosion
What is the 4th layer of soil called
Parent Material
Plateau
Name the layers of the earth from outside to inside
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
When the wind carries small bits of rock or soil away
Wind Erosion
Name the layers of soil in order
Humus, Top Soil, Subsoil, Parent Material, Bedrock