Vocab Last Week
The process when larger rocks crack and break apart over time to form smaller rocks is called...
Weathering
Pieces of weathered rock such as sand, deposited by wind, water and ice are called...
Sediments
What letter shape is a Canyon?
V
What was the acidic liquid we used for our experiment to chemically weather rocks?
Vinegar
Which rock did we study that has many layers made out of sand particles?
Sandstone
A feature of the land such as a mountain, canyon or beach is called a...
Landform
What is Erosion?
The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind or ice.
_____________ are low areas in between mountains where streams can flow.
Valleys
What was in the rocks that made them bubble?
Calcite
Which gray rock was mostly made out of calcite?
Limestone
What is the substance that rock-scientists use to tell if a rock has calcite in it?
Acid
Put Erosion, Deposition and Weathering in order from first to last.
1. Weathering
2. Erosion
3. Deposition
What is the area of the river that OPENS into a sea, ocean or lake?
River Mouth
A _________ reaction was happening when the rocks changed colors in the vinegar.
Chemical
Which rock was formed from cooled and hardened lava?
Basalt
When liquid dry up and go into the air
Evaporation
What is deposition?
The settling of earth materials.
What is the difference between an Alluvial Fan and a Delta if they are both fan shaped?
Alluvial Fans have a slope and Deltas are flat
Is acid rain more harmful to terrestrial or aquatic environments?
Aquatic
Which new white rock is formed when heat and pressure is put against an old limestone rock?
Marble
What is the name for a scientist that studies rocks?
Geologist
Give me an example of erosion.
Answer may vary
Example: Rocks flowing through a river.
Name one other landform that we do not have as a vocabulary word.
Answer will vary.
Not Canyon, Delta, River Mouth, Valley, Alluvial Fan
Which two rocks had the most calcite inside them?
Marble and Limestone
What are the three different types of rocks?
Metamorphic, Igneous and Sedimentary