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MISD 2nd Nine Weeks
Earth
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is associated with the formation of sedimentary rock | Compaction and Cementation |
| Straw in water is an example of...... | Refraction |
| Formed from dead organisms and dead plants | Fossil fuels |
| Another word for organism | A living thing |
| When a river reaches a lake or sea and sediments are dropped building up layers | Delta |
| What force can crack a huge rock? | weathering |
| Formed from swampy plants | coal |
| Finer than sand | Silt |
| Sticky when wet, doesn't let water through easily | Clay |
| Lava under the ground | Magma |
| The process of dropping sediment to a new location | Deposition |
| Energy from uneven temperatures | Wind |
| The wearing away of rock | Weathering |
| Small bits of rock, soil, sand and shells | Sediment |
| The carrying away of sediment by wind, water, waves or ice | Erosion |
| Makes a U-shaped valley | Glacier |
| Limiting the amount of resources used | Conserve or conservation |
| Forms from deposited land at the mouth of a river | Delta |
| Once it is gone it is gone forever | Nonrenewable resource |
| can be made again | Renewable resource |