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What's It Mean?
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Earth Process
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Vocabulary
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The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.

Weathering

100

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

True

100

List the three main process of that changes Earth's Surface

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition

100

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Weathering breaks rocks into sediments and erosion moves sediment from one place to another.

100

Small pieces that break off of rocks.

Sediments

200

Mountains and other surface features of the land are called ________.

Landforms

200

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

Freezes

200
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is slowly?
200

What is the difference between erosion and deposition?

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.

200

Gigantic formations of ice that do not completely melt over the course of a year.

Glaciers

300

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

Erosion?

300

Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. 

Smaller

300

Rusting form oxidation is a form of what type of weathering?

Chemical

300

Which is NOT a cause of Erosion - Fire - Wind - Glacier - Water

Fire

300

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of...

Erosion

400

Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.

Glaciers

400

This chemical weathering occurs when this type of rain breaks down and changes the rock?

Acid Rain

400

What is an agent that causes erosion but not weathering?

Gravity

400

Name the agents of weathering?

Wind, Water, Ice, Temperature Changes 

(plants and animals)

400

A growing pile of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river.

Delta

500

The sudden movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill because of gravity and rain.

Landslide

500
All of the following are forces that change landforms EXCEPT: a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers c. physical features
What is physical features?
500

Landslides are quick changes to the land. They can be caused by

A. magma and rain.    B. gravity and rain.    C. ice and lava

gravity and rain

500

List difference between physical and chemical weathering?

Physical weathering just breaks things apart  into smaller pieces and chemical weathering changes the rocks forever.

500

Acidic groundwater forming caves is a form of which type of weathering

Chemical Weathering