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Science chap 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a destructive mechanical or chemical process that breaks down rocks? | weathering |
| Flat land forms that have high elevation | plateaus |
| This is formed when weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces | sediment |
| Moving water, wind and ice carry weathered rocks away during this process | erosion |
| Connected points on a map that have the same elevation | contour lines |
| Location, shape, and elevation help define these | surface features |
| This is where caves, steep cliffs and sand dunes often form | along shorelines near beaches |
| The Earth's crust consists mainly of this | solid rock |
| The rocky outer layer of the Earth's surface | crust |
| Where salt water is most often found relative to dry land | coastlines |
| Some causes of mechanical weathering | ice, wind, moving water, and plant and animal activity |
| This shows the shape of surface features and their elevations | topographic map |
| Erosion and weathering are examples of these | destructive forces |
| Volcanic activity is an example of this | a constructive force |
| These are the layers of the continental margin from top to the bottom | The Shelf, The Slope and The Rise |
| How can chemical weathering take place below Earth's surface? | Water seeps into cracks and dissolves the minerals in the rock |
| Sand and other small sediments are moved by erosion and settled by this | Deposition |
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