Soil Etc...
Soil & Landmasses
W.E.D. & Phases of Water
Phases of Water Continued
Bodies of Water
100

What are the main three sediments in soil?

Silt, Sand, Clay,

100

What is a perfect mixture of clay, sand, and silt called?

Loam

100

The process of breaking down rocks is called:

Weathering

100

The process of ice becoming water vapor (a gas) is called:

Sublimation

100

What is the height of all oceans at the shoreline called:

Sea Level

200

Which mineral is often used to make bricks and pottery?

Clay

200

Mountains, Valleys, Gorges, Canyons, Plateaus, Mesas, Buttes, Plains and Waterfronts are all types of:

Landforms

200

The process of transporting broken down materials is called:

Erosion

200

The process of a liquid becoming water vapor is called:

Evaporation

200

What causes waves?

Wind

300

The process of rocks being broken into smaller pieces is called:

Physical Weathering


300

What causes an avalanche or a landslide? (Name at least two)

Men, Ice, Animals, Earthquakes, Loud noises

300

What color is water?

Blue

300

The process of a water vapor becoming a liquid is called:

Condensation

300

The Moon and Sun cause motions in the ocean called:

Tides

400

The process that occurs when living creatures interact with the rock and break it into pieces.    

Biological Weathering

400

What is a landmass completely surrounded by water?

Island

400

The three phases of water are:

Solid, liquid, gas

400

The process of water vapor becoming a solid is called:

Deposition

400

What is bigger, a sea or a gulf:

There is no difference.

500

Water and air are the two main things that affect this process:

Chemical Weathering

500

Stalactites and Stalagmites both brow in caves.  One grows from the ceiling, and the other from the ground.  Which grows from the ground?

StAlaGmites

500

When ice becomes liquid water, the process is called:

Melting

500

The process of liquid becoming ice is called:

Freezing

500

A body of salt water surrounded by land on three sides is called:

A gulf

A sea

A bay

 (All correct)