Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
What is the process by which rocks are broken down by the action of physical or chemical processes?
What is a landform created by water flowing through a rock?
Canyon
What describes the condition of the air outdoors?
Weather
What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?
The sun
What process causes day and night?
Earth's Rotation
What are tiny pieces of broken-down rock called?
Sediments
What is the general name for a large mass of ice that slowly moves over land? (U-Shaped Valley)
Glacier
What describes how hot or cold something is?
Temperature
The process by which water vapor in the atmosphere cools and becomes a liquid is called
Condensation
What is the tilted imaginary line that the earth rotates on?
What is the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another?
What is a landform that is formed by sediment deposited at the end of a river as it flows into a lake or ocean?
Delta
What describes the AVERAGE weather conditions for a region or area?
Name the four types of precipitation
Rain, Sleet, Hail, Snow
How long does it take for the earth to REVOLVE around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
What is the process by which eroded materials are dropped, or laid down?
Deposition
What is a mound of sand that was formed and moves by action of wind?
Sand Dune
What is the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
In the water cycle, after the water has condensed to form clouds, it falls back to Earth in the form of
Precipitation
What causes seasons?
Revolving
What is the process by which freezing water expands in rock and breaks it apart?
Ice Wedging or Freeze-thaw weathering
What are the three agents of weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Water, Wind, Ice
Summer, fall, winter, spring
What is the process by which water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
Evaporation
How long does it take for the earth to ROTATE?
24 hours or 1 day