Vocab
What is the movement of rock and sediment from one place to anotehr called?
Erosion
To move in a steady way is called?
Flow
What is changing something from solid to liquid by raising the temperature called?
Thawing
Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. True or False
True
Volcanoes change Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
quickly
What is the laying of sediment in a new place called?
Deposition
The force that pulls objects toward eachother?
Gravity
3 things that can form sediment?
gravity, ice, wind
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart
freezes
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
slowly
What are tiny pieces of rock or soil called?
Sediment
Rainfall
Mountains and other surface features of the land
Landforms
Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)
smaller
Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.
false
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediment called?
Weathering
The movement of air is called?
Wind
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land
glaciers
Fast flowing rivers can pick up and carry rocks (far/short) distances
far
Water can weather rock by: A. eroding soil B. by freezing and melting
Freezing and Melting
The smallest pieces of sediment are called?
Particles
What is changing something from liquid to solid by lowering the temperature called?
Freezing
The sudden movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill because of gravity and rain.
Landslide
All of the following are forces that change landforms EXCEPT: a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers c. physical features
physical features
Landslides are quick changes to the land. They can be caused by: A. magma and rain B. gravity and rain
Gravity and Rain