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Adams 5th Earth
Earth Voc
Question | Answer |
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The wearing away of sediments by water, wind, waves, ice or gravity | Weathering |
The dropping of sediments to a new location | Deposition |
The carrying away of sediments by water, waves, wind, ice or gravity | Erosion |
Earthquakes and landslides are what kind of changes? | Fast changes |
The tiny crumbs of rocks, soils, shells and the remains of organisms. | Sediments |
Formed from the remains of prehistoric animal and plants buried in layers of rock. | Fossil fuels |
Weathering, wind, waves hitting a rock are what kind of change? | Slow change |
Made from swampy plants | Coal |
A mound of sand deposited by wind. | Sand dune |
The pressing together of sediments | Compaction |
What is made from swampy plants and animals? | Oil/petroleum and natural gas |
A large slow moving body of ice that deposits minerals and carves out a "U" shape valley | Glaciers |
Sticking together like glue | Cementation |
Another word for oil | Petroleum |