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Shaping and reshaping the earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process in which minerals that make up rocks undergoing chemical changes | chemical weathering |
| the change of a liquid to a solid | freezing |
| the process by which wind, water, or ice reduces rocks to smaller pieces without changing their composition | physical weathering |
| Triangular shaped deposit of soil particles that forms where the stream enters the larger body of water | delta |
| the build up of particles moved by erosion | deposition |
| the process by which weathering particles, such as pebbles, sand, and dust, are carried away and deposited somewhere else by wind, water, gravity, or ice. | erosion |
| a large mass of slow moving ice | glaciers |
| loose material from erosion and weathering | sediment |
| smaller earthquakes following and radiating from the center of an earthquake | aftershocks |
| a sudden downward movement of snow and ice | avalanche |
| a sudden movement Earth's crust caused by a release of energy built up along a fault | earthquake |
| a quick movement of soil and rock down a slope | landslide |
| Hot melted rock tha treaches Earth's surface | lava |
| a mountain with an opening through which steam, molten lava, cinders, and ashes erupt. | volcano |
| Process by which eroded materials are dropped off in another place | deposition |
| Walls build along the sides of a river | levee |
| Structure built across a river to prevent flooding | dam |
| String of offshore islands that shield the mainland from the waves and high winds of ocean storms | barrier island |
| Map that uses shading to show elevations. | relief map |
| Map that uses lines to show elevation. | topographical map |
| Scientist who examines rocks to find out about Earth's history and structure. | geologist |
| German geologist who created the theory of Continental Drift (Pangea) | Alfred Wegener |
| Deep cracks in the Earth's crust | fault |
| Hot melted rock below Earth's surface | magma |
| Opening in Earth's crust through which lava may flow | Vocano |
| Sudden movement in the earth's crust | Earthquake |
| Place where the slipping begins in an earthquake | focus |
| Point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. | epicenter |
| Instrument that detects and measures waves produced by an earthquake. | Seismometer |
| Measure of the amount of energy released by an earthquake. | Magnitude |
| Huge wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean. | Tsunami |
| Layers of gases that surround Earth | atmosphere |
| Earth's water, whether found on continents or in oceans, including the fresh water in ice, lakes, rivers, and underground | hydrosphere |
| rocky layer of Earth's surface | crust |
| a nearly melted layer of hot rock below Earth's crust | mantle |
| The innermost layer of the Earth made of metal | Core |
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