Sedimentary Rocks
Define weathering.
Wind, water, or ice breaks down rock.
What is a renewable resource?
True or false.
Fossil fuels are examples of alternative resources.
What are the five examples of alternative energy resources?
Solar energy
Wind energy
Hydroelectric energy
Geothermal energy
Biofuels
How does a canyon form?
Weathering and erosion from moving water (rivers) carve rock over millions of years.
Define erosion.
Wind, water, or ice move sediments from one place to another.
What is non-renewable resource?
A resource that takes nature millions of years to replace.
True or false.
Oil and natural gas formed from tiny sea plants.
True
What type of alternative energy source do wind turbines use?
Wind energy.
Sand deposited by wind on beaches or deserts.
Define deposition.
Give three examples of renewable resources?
Fresh water, air, plants, animals, and soil.
True or false.
Coal formed from energy that was stored in giants plants that lived hundreds of millions of years ago in swamp forests.
True
What type of alternative energy source do solar panels use?
Solar energy
How does a delta form?
Define compaction.
Pressure pushing down on sediments.
Give three examples of a non-renewable resource.
Coal, oil, and natural gas.
What must you do to coal, oil, and gas to get energy from these fossil fuels?
They are burned to provide energy.
Hydroelectric energy is used to create _______ from moving water.
Electricity
How does a v-shaped valley form?
Water carves low land between mountains.
Define cementation.
The hardening of sediments into rock.
Define natural resources.
Why are fossil fuels non-renewable?
It takes nature millions of years to replace them.
Geothermal energy is _______ energy from the ______.
Biofuel comes from the chemical energy stored in _______.
Geothermal energy is (heat) energy from the (Earth).
Biofuel comes from the chemical energy stored in (plants).
How does a u-shaped valley form?
A glacier carves low land between mountains.