Landslide
What is the term for the process of removing water from an area?
Drains
What is the term for a violent rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud?
Tornado
What is the term for the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition?
Physical Weathering
What is the term for molten rock that flows out of a volcano?
Lava
What is the term for molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?
Magma
What is the term for the process of getting better after an illness or injury?
Recover
What is the term for an overflow of water onto normally dry land?
Flood
What is the term for a small smooth round stone, typically one worn by water action?
Pebble
What is the term for a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks sliding down a mountain?
Avalanche
What is the term for a device that measures and records the vibrations of the Earth caused by seismic waves?
Seismograph
What is the term for a large mass of snow, ice, and rocks sliding down a mountain?
Avalanche
What is the term for a large area covered with grasses and other small plants, but not many trees?
Grassland
What is the term for large bodies of ice that move slowly down a slope or valley?
Glaciers
What is the term for a large rock, typically one that has been worn smooth by erosion?
Boulder
What is the term for a large natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level?
Mountain
What is the term for the sudden movement of rocks and soil down a slope?
Landslide
What is the term for the end or final point of something, such as a glacier?
Terminus
What is the term for the process of wearing away or carrying away rocks or soil by wind, water, or ice?
Erosion
What is the term for natural underground chambers formed by water erosion?
Caves
What is the term for a bend or crease in rock layers?
Fold
What is the term for a large storm with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over the ocean?
Hurricane
What is the term for the reddish-brown coating that forms on iron or steel when exposed to air and moisture?
Rust
What is the term for the process of depositing material eroded from one place to another?
Deposition
What is the term for the process of breaking down rocks through chemical reactions?
Chemical Weathering
What is the term for a large, flat area that is elevated above the surrounding land?
Plateau