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The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.

weathering

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Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. True or False

True

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Volcanoes change Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)

Quickly

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The difference between weathering and erosion is:
a. weathering causes a quick change in landforms and erosion causes a slow change in landforms.
b. weathering breaks rocks into sediments and erosion moves sediment from one place to another.

B

100
Small pieces that break off of rocks, settle, and form layers on top of one another.
What is sediments?
100

How long does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

One year/ 365 days

150

Mountains, canyons, valleys and other surface features of the land.

landforms

150

When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.

Freezes

150

Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)

Slowly

150

The difference between erosion and deposition is:
a. erosion moves sediment from one place to another and deposition is a physical feature on the Earth.
b. deposition is the process of dropping , or depositing , sediment in a new location and erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.

B

150
A type of rock that forms when layers of sediment are squeezed and compacted together over a long time. We oftentimes find fossils in them.
What is a sedimentary rock?
150

What is the largest mammal in the world?

Blue Whale

200

The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.

erosion

200

Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)

Smaller

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Water carries small pieces of rock away from a canyon. Is this an example of __________?

Erosion

200

How do weathering and erosion work together?

Weathering breaks down the rock, erosion moves the sediment

200
A growing pile of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
200

What type of electricity is created when your hair stands up after rubbing a balloon on your head?

Static Electricity

250
Remains or evidence of plants and animals that lived long ago
Fossils
250

Sand particles travel farther in a river than clay particles because they are smaller in size. True or False?

False

250

What two processes typically result in slow changes?

Wind and Water

250

What do you call a fossil of a footprint?

Trace Fossil

250
A type of fossil that forms when minerals seep into the empty space where an organism once was, forming an exact replica of it.
What is a cast?
250

What do you call an animal that eats both plants and animals?

Omnivore

300

When weathered rock and soil slows down, stops moving, and settles.

deposition

300

What are 3 things that can cause erosion?

Wind, Water, Glaciers, Gravity

300

What is the steepness of a landform called?

Slope

300

What causes the order of rock layers to change?

Earthquakes

300
A type of fossil that forms when an organism dies in a layer of sediment and decomposes, leaving behind an empty space or outline of its shape.
What is a mold?
300

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars