Question | Answer |
rocks being broken down into soil and sand | weathering |
the process of soil, sand, and tiny pieces of rock being moved by wind, water or glaciers | erosion |
a large hole formed when the ground caves in because of weak or dissolving rocks | sinkhole |
the earth's physical features | landforms |
the process of soil and sand being dropped off in a new place | deposition |
rock and soil that fall due to gravity | mass movement |
new land where sediment is dropped at the mouth of a river | delta |
thick sheet of ice that causes erosion as it slides down | glacier |
a very steep landform that waves can change over time | cliff |
tiny pieces of broken-down rock | sediment |
a process that changes the minerals that make up rocks | chemical weathering |
a process that chnages rocks without changing the minerals that are made of | physical weathering |
the breaking of rock into smaller pieces by gravity, ice, plant roots, or other factors | mechanical weathering |
an event that occurs when gravity quickly pulls rocks and dirt downhill | landslide |
an opening in Earth's crust through which steam, lava, and ashes erupt | volcano |
the shaking of Earth's surface caused by the release of energy along a fault | earthquake |
a great flow of water over an area that is usually dry land | flood |