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Earth Up to Jan.
Earth Review
Question | Answer |
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To hold back | Retain |
The dropping of sediments to a new location | Deposition |
Silky, soft sand like flour | Silt |
Resources the CAN NOT be replaced quickly | Non renewable |
This landform is made by a moving glacier | U-shaped valley |
The best soil for planting | Loam |
Oil, gas, silver, gold and diamonds | Non renewable resources |
Becomes liquid by adding heat | Melting |
Sticky when wet, does not allow water to flow through easily | Clay |
The dropping of sediments to a new location | Depostion |
Created by the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river | Delta |
Soil, Sun, crops and animals | Renewable Resources |
A mound of sand deposited by wind | Sand dune |
A continuous force against something | Pressure |
The wearing away by wind, water, waves or ice | Weathering |
Made from crops and can be used as an alternative resources like ethanol for our cars | Biofuels |
Made from swampy plants | Coal |
Sticking together like glue | Cementation |
Very small particles, tiny like a crumb | Particles |
Resources that CAN be replaced quickly | Renewable |
Makes a V-shaped valley | Moving water |
The best soil for planting | Loam |