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ES: 1-6 Part 8
ES Ch. 1-6 Part 8
| Question or Term | Answer or Definition |
|---|---|
| Process of breaking down rocks into the soil | Weathering |
| Created by the earth's rotation on surface currents which creates a circular pattern | Gyres |
| When water from heavy waves rapidly flows away from the shore through a gap in a sandbar | Rip Current |
| Element that promotes the ripening of fruits | Phosphorus |
| Known as the "Upright Man" | Homo erectus |
| Device with an open tube that is dropped to the sea floor, allowing its weight to puncture the sediment | Gravity corer |
| Regions of the earth's surface where limestone is exposed in abundance | Karst |
| Low hill formed when a glacier overruns a moraine | Drumlin |
| Largest group of minerals, that make up 90% of the earth's crust | Silicates |
| Deepest known point in the sea | Challenger Deep |
| Regions of the sea that have depths greater than 6000 meters | Hadal zone |