Weathering & Erosion
What process breaks rocks into smaller pieces without moving them
Weathering
What constructive process builds up land by dropping sediment?
Deposition
Abrasion is the grinding of rocks by wind, water, or what else?
Rocks, ice and sediment
What fossil fuel is most commonly used to produce electricity?
Coal
What do we call a resource that is used up faster than it can be replaced?
Non-renewable resource
What agent is the main cause of soil erosion?
Water
What do we call the material that is dropped by deposition?
Sediment
What main process do rivers and glaciers use to shape the land?
Erosion
What is a large group of wind turbines called?
Wind Farm
Hydroelectric power gets energy from what?
Flowing water
What type of weathering involves oxidation (rusting).
chemical weathering
What natural agents move sediment and shape land?
Wind and water
What do we call a large moving mass of ice on land?
Glacier
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of what type of resource?
Fossil Fuels
What type of material is biomass energy made from?
Organic material
What process moves sediment from one place to another?
Erosion
What are the features of landforms made by erosion?
Tall, jagged, layered rock
As a stream becomes older, how does its water flow change?
It flows slower
Which energy source creates electricity using sunlight?
Solar power
What type of gases increase in the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned?
Greenhouse gases
What mechanical weathering process happens when water freezes and expands in cracks?
Ice wedging
What landform forms at the mouth of a river from dropped sediment?
River delta
In a mature stream, where does erosion happen most?
On the sides
What process is used in nuclear power plants to produce energy?
Nuclear fission
What renewable energy source uses heat from inside the Earth?
Geothermal energy