landforms
The breaking down of solid rock into sediments due to water, ice and or wind is called ...
weathering
How long does it take for a sedimentary rock to form
Millions of years
oil, coal, and nitrogen are examples of ...
non renewable resources
Rock that has been broken off a mountain
sediment(s)
The transport of sediment instead of water, wind, and wind-driven water is called .....
erosion
A scientist found the fossil of a marine shell in a desert, what would be the explanation as to why a shell would be found in such an environment?
There was a sea or lake that existed there before the desert.
Describe the process by which the canyons are created.
The water erodes through the land creating a deeper and wider canyon.
This three-step process creates .....
1. Deposition
2. Compaction
3. Cementation
sedimentary rock
A scientist looked at the layers of a sedimentary rock. How can the scientist determine which layer is the oldest.
The deepest layer. The one that is all the way down.
A low place/land between mountains is _________
A valley
water, wind and ice
Certain prehistoric events led to the formation of oil. Which of the following was one of those events?
A) Giant wind storms destroyed forests.
B) Microscopic life in the sea died and was buried under sediment.
C) Icebergs melted at the North and South poles.
The geographical feature where a river flows into a lake or sea is called .....
Delta
Put these in order
1 - Beach sand
2 - Sandstone
3 - Solid rock
4 - Weathering, Erosion, Deposition
5 - Compaction and cementation
3 - solid rock
4 - weathering, erosion, deposition
1- beach sand
5 - compaction and cementation
2 - sandstone
Describe the formation of coal and oil.
Coal is formed by the decomposition of plant material in swamps, while oil is formed by the decomposition of marine life in the oceans.