the force on our planet that pulls things toward the center of the earth. It's what makes things fall when you let go of them. All planets and stars have this force.

triangular deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water.

the way in which something is put together from different parts.

a large, slow- moving mass of ice; nearly 70 percent of the water on earth's surface is stored in huge bodies of ice called glaciers.

downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity

a natural feature of the earth's surface. Examples include mountains, valleys, hills and plains.

a mass of earth, rocks and debris that quickly and suddenly falls down the side of a mountain, cliff, hill

in chemistry, the change that happens when two or more substances act on each other to form a different substance.

minerals or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock.

a wearing down of rock over time by natural elements like rain, wind and sun. A slow, destructive force that wears down and breaks rock into smaller pieces called sediments. Two types of weathering are mechanical (physical) or chemical.

series of actions or operations that lead to an end result

Physical (Mechanical) Weathering

Physical or mechanical weathering is the process of breaking down of rocks and soils through direct contact with atmosspheric conditions such as heat, water, ice and pressure. The compostion of the rock does not change

Chemical weathering is a direct effect of atmospheric or biological chemicals in the breakdown of rocks, soil, and minerals

the destructive movement of materials from one place to another by wind, water,ice, and gravity; the movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces

construtive placement of weathered rock (sediments) and other materials in a new place/location due to water,wind,

Forces that destroy landforms through erosion and weathering; Examples are gravity, wind, volcanoes, water,ice, earthquakes. Destructice forces can happen slowly (weathering) or quickly (erosion)

forces that build up an existing landform or create a new one through deposition; examples are gravity, wind, volcanoes, earthquakes. Constructive forces happen slowly by deposition

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Earth science

Question	Answer
Gravity	the force on our planet that pulls things toward the center of the earth. It's what makes things fall when you let go of them. All planets and stars have this force.
Delta	triangular deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water.
Compostition	the way in which something is put together from different parts.
Glacier	a large, slow- moving mass of ice; nearly 70 percent of the water on earth's surface is stored in huge bodies of ice called glaciers.
Mass Wasting	downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity
Landform	a natural feature of the earth's surface. Examples include mountains, valleys, hills and plains.
Landslide	a mass of earth, rocks and debris that quickly and suddenly falls down the side of a mountain, cliff, hill
Reaction	in chemistry, the change that happens when two or more substances act on each other to form a different substance.
Sediment	minerals or organic matter carried and deposited by water or wind that may consolidate into rock.
Weathering	a wearing down of rock over time by natural elements like rain, wind and sun. A slow, destructive force that wears down and breaks rock into smaller pieces called sediments. Two types of weathering are mechanical (physical) or chemical.
Processes	series of actions or operations that lead to an end result
Physical (Mechanical) Weathering	Physical or mechanical weathering is the process of breaking down of rocks and soils through direct contact with atmosspheric conditions such as heat, water, ice and pressure. The compostion of the rock does not change
Chemical Weathering	Chemical weathering is a direct effect of atmospheric or biological chemicals in the breakdown of rocks, soil, and minerals
erosion	the destructive movement of materials from one place to another by wind, water,ice, and gravity; the movement of small pieces of rock or sediment due to wind, water, gravity and other natural forces
Deposition	construtive placement of weathered rock (sediments) and other materials in a new place/location due to water,wind,
Destructive Forces	Forces that destroy landforms through erosion and weathering; Examples are gravity, wind, volcanoes, water,ice, earthquakes. Destructice forces can happen slowly (weathering) or quickly (erosion)
Constructive forces	forces that build up an existing landform or create a new one through deposition; examples are gravity, wind, volcanoes, earthquakes. Constructive forces happen slowly by deposition

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