Earth's Processes
What is the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
Weathering
This is how much water the Earth is made up of..
What is 70%?
What is a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
landslide
What is a deep valley with steep sides often carved by a river
canyon
How many continents are there?
There are 7 continents.
What is the moving of weathered material
Erosion
What is a large mass of moving ice
glacier
What is a landslide that occurs when loose soil and rock are mixed with water
mudslide
What is a ridge of sand created by the wind
dune
How many oceans are there?
There are 5 oceans.
What is the dropping off or depositing of sediment into a new location
deposition
How much of Earth's water is freshwater?
About 2 to 3%
What is a natural shape or feature of land
landform
What is a large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
plateau
What continent do we live on?
North America
What is a triangular shaped area of land formed by deposition at the mouth of a river
Delta
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What is the force responsible for mass movement
gravity
What is a long depression in the land that usually contains a river
valley
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What is small pieces of weathered rock such as gravel, sand and pebbles
Sediment
When water moves sediment, mud, and rocks
What is water erosion?
What is when soil or rock move downhill very, very slowly
creep
Cardinal directions for up, down, side to side
What county do we live in?
Cuyahoga County