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Science ch. 1
Ms. Keller's Earth's Changing Surface: 5th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shows the shapes of surface features and their elevations. | topographical map |
| The dropping or releasing of sediment. | deposition |
| The breaking of rocks into pieces of sediment. | weathering |
| The movement of rock pieces or sediment from place to place. | erosion |
| The rocky outer layer of the earth. | crust |
| Connect points on a map that have the same elevation. | contour lines |
| When larger pieces of rock are broken up, it produces these smaller pieces of rock. | sediment |
| Weathered rock that has sunk into a hole. | sinkhole |
| Melted rock below earth's surface. | magma |
| Melted rock on earth's surface. | lava |
| Moving masses of ice. | glaciers |
| Large and sudden movements of land down steep slopes. | landslides |
| A substance, usually water, that dissolves the chemicals in rock. | chemical weathering |
| The breaking of large pieces of rock into smaller pieces of rock. | mechanical weathering |