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Science Ch. 1

C30 Chapter Review

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landform physical features on the Earth's surface, such as a mountain or valley
weathering the process of breaking rock into silt, sand, and other tiny pieces called sediment
erosion ______is the process of moving sediment from one place to another
deposition the process of dropping, or depositing, sediment in a new location
mass movement the downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity
fault a break in the Earth's crust, along which pieces of the crust move
mantle the layer of rock beneath Earth's crust
core the center of the Earth
plate a rigid block of Earth's crust and upper mantle rock
magma molten rock from the Earth's mantle
volcano mountain formed by lava and ash.
earthquake sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
fault a break in the Earth's crust, along which pieces of the crust move.
continental drift the theory that the continents move over Earth's surface.
Pangea the supercontinent that held all of Earth's land 225 million years ago.
fossils remains or traces of past life found in Earth's crust.
arches, tables, dunes formed when wind erodes rock and deposits sediments.
terminal moraines water erodes rocks and deposits sediments to form this.
deltas, beaches, canyons, sinkholes, floodplains ice erodes rock and deposits sediments to form these.
crust, mantle and core Layers of the Earth, beginning with the outermost.
continental drift formed Gondwana and Laurisa
Cenozoa NOT an ancient continent.
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