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Crandall Special
100
This is a rock from space that strikes a surface.
What is meteorite
100
This is known as layers of gas that surround the Earth
What is the atmosphere
100
Which of the following is not a component of physical weathering? A. Temperature B. Wind C. Sulfur D. Water
What is C. Sulfur
100
This force keeps water flowing downhill.
What is gravity
100
Mountains made of crumpled and folded layers of rock due to compression are known as these
What are fold mountains
200
These scientist study the Earth
What is a geologist
200
This is the dropping off of eroded rock.
What is deposition
200
This force squeezes or pushes the crust together.
What is compression
200
These help protect shorelines from further erosion.
What are sand dunes
200
This force acts mostly in a vertical direction
What is shear
300
This is hot, molten rock deep below Earth's surface.
What is magma
300
This movement/force stretches the Earth’s crust.
What is tension
300
This type of map uses contour lines to show the shape of Earth's surface.
What is a topographic map
300
This is the area from which water is drained.
What are watersheds
300
List the following in order of which it happens: Erosion, Weathering, Deposition
What is: Weathering,Erosion,Deposition
400
The picking up and carrying away broken down pieces of weathered rock is known as this
What is erosion
400
Sediment that forms a fan shaped deposit is called this.
What is a delta
400
This is one of the most important causes of change on Earth.
What is running water.
400
Over time, sediments build up, creating this type of farmland
What is fertile farmland
400
From a farmer's point of view, what is a good thing about a flood plain?
What is it makes the land fertile
500
These are pieces of broken material carried by moving water
What are sediments
500
This major layer of the Earth comes from the Greek word meaning "stone".
What is the lithosphere
500
Which of the following is not one of the three major layers of the Earth: A. Lithosphere B. Troposphere C. Atmosphere D. Hydrosphere
What is B. Troposphere
500
Deep V-shaped valleys are often called these.
What are canyons
500
Limestone and chalk are made up of these chemical compounds
What is CaCO2(Calcium Carbonate)