Stack #1958510 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
north pole | 90 degrees N |
arctic circle | 66 1/2 degrees N |
tropic of cancer | 23 1/2 degrees N |
equator | 0 degrees latitude |
tropic of capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees S |
antarctic circle | 66 1/2 degrees S |
south pole | 90 degrees S |
prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
weathing | is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface. Water, ice, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering |
sediment | a small pieces of rock produced by weathering |
loess | wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil |
glacier | a large ,long-lasting mass of ice that move because of gravity |
glacition | the change of landforms by slowly moving glaciers |
moriane | a ridge or hill of rock carried and finally deposited by glacier |
humus | a organic material in soil |
mechanical weathering | natural processes that break rock ito smaller pieces |
chemical weathering | the erosion or disintegration of rocks, building materials, etc., caused by chemical reactions |
erosion | the process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea |
delta | an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the sea |
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