What is deposition is the process of dropping , or depositing , sediment in a new location and erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another?
200
Windblown sediments the pile up behind an obstacle
What is a dune?
300
The action of removing soil and rock from one location to another where it is deposited.
What is erosion?
300
Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)
What is smaller?
300
An earthquake will sometimes change the Earth's crust slowly & sometimes quickly. Why is that?
What is depending on how strong the earthquake is?
300
Name a difference between weathering and erosion.
What is weathering makes things smaller, and erosion moves it?
300
The flowing water on Earth's surface
What is runoff?
400
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.
What are glaciers?
400
Fast flowing rivers can pick up and carry rocks (far/short) distances.
What is far?
400
Water can weather rock by:
A. eroding soil
B. by freezing and melting
What is freezing and melting?
400
The difference between a Valley Glacier and a Continental Glacier is:
What is a Valley Glacier is ice moving downhill, a Continental Glacier is ice covering large areas of land?
400
Large piles of sediment that are leftover from glaciers when they melt.
What are moraines?
500
The sudden movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill because of gravity and rain.
What is a landslide?
500
All of the following are natural forces that change landforms EXCEPT:
a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers c. pollution
What is pollution?
500
Landslides are quick changes to the land. What are the 2 forces that cause landslides to occur?
What is gravity and rain?
500
The difference between deflation and abrasion is
What is deflation is wind blowing against loose sediment and abrasion is windblown particles hitting rocks and wearing it away?
500
Nonliving, solid material that are formed in nature and made of crystals.