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The moving or carrying away of sediments to a new location | erosion |
Rock made by the deposits of sediments that form layers. This kind of rock is where most fossils are found | sedimentary rock |
The wearing a way of sediments by water, waves, wind or ice | weathering |
Particles of matter could be sand, silt, shell and other substances that are carried then deposited | sediment |
Evidence of the past. They tell us about the Earth’s past environment and species as well as climate and the atmosphere | fossils |
A mark or depression made by pressure | imprint |
The dropping of sediments to a new location | deposition |
To last or retain certain characteristics over a long period of time | preserve |
Sticking together like glue | cementation |
The pressure of pressing together sediments | compaction |
Modern day or now | present |
Time before now | past |
A huge V-shaped valley made from moving water. The Grand Canyon was formed over the last 6 million years. Made by fast moving water carving out a V-shape. | canyon |
A mound of sand deposited by wind | sand dune |
Created by the deposition of sediment. Streams and rivers deposit sediments at the mouth. They are large flat area of land at the mouth of a river | delta |
Triggered by the movement of the earth’s plate | earthquake |
Fiery power deep from within the Earth | volcano |
Gravity or rain or both pulls rocks and mud down the mountain causing destruction | landslide |
An earthquake in the ocean causes these giant destructive waves | tsunami |
Earthquake, landslide, hurricane, tsunami and volcano | rapid changes |
Weathering, erosion and deposition | slow changes |
Very small in size, tiny, a speck, crumb | particle |
A huge moving body of ice that scrapes the landscape | glacier |
An area of land, or a land shape found on the surface of the Earth | landform |
made by moving water | V-shaped valley |
made by a glacier scraping through | U-shaped valley |
formed by deposition of minerals | stalactites and stalagmites |
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