Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition?
Water, Wind, or Living Things?
Definitions
Physical Science Review
Miscellaneous
100
Loose sand or soil is blown by the wind.
What is erosion?
100
A river flows along the land. As it flows, it takes pieces of soil with it.
What is water?
100
The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical, or biological processes.
What is weathering?
100
What kind of energy do speakers give off?
What is sound energy?
100
What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
Who is Woody?
200
Sand piles up when particles are dropped by the wind.
What is deposition?
200
Tree roots grow into the rock. As they grow, the roots split the rock apart.
What are living things?
200
The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind.
What is erosion?
200
What kind of energy do bikes give off?
What is mechanical (movement) energy?
200
Where does the President of the United States live while in office?
What is the White House?
300
Large landforms have unusual shapes formed by strong winds and sand.
What is weathering?
300
Waves carry sand from the shores and drop it into the pile to form the island.
What is water?
300
When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location.
What is deposition?
300
What kind of energy do traffic lights give off?
What is light energy?
300
What is the largest state in America?
What is Alaska?
400
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers.
What is deposition?
400
Ripples in the sand are being created. At the top of the sand dune, pieces of sand are being blown away, too.
What is wind?
400
The remains of a prehistoric organism (plant/animal) preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
What is a fossil?
400
What kind of energy do microwaves give off?
What is thermal (heat) energy?
400
What is the largest organ in the human body?
What is skin?
500
Caves are formed by acid rain that dissolves underground limestone.
What is weathering?
500
The soil underneath the plant roots has been carried away, but the roots still have soil around them. What is keeping the soil in place?
What are living things?
500
The chemicals that rock is made out of.
What are minerals?
500
What kind of energy do batteries give off?
What is electrical energy?
500
What is the hardest natural substance found on Earth?
What is diamond?