Changes caused by the weather Flashcards

1
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A rock is broken apart by blank weathering if the rock type does not change .

A

Physical

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2
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The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called

A

Weathering

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3
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A volcano productions melted rock called

Which erupts onto the air as

A

Magma, lava

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4
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If a rock in the Earth’s crust suddenly shakes a (what) occurs.

A

Earthquake

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5
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When the Colorado river eroded the land around the river in Arizona, the (blank) was formed

A

Grand Canyon

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6
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Deposits left behind by a glacier are called ( blank ) and ( blank )

A

Debris and glacial till

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7
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The source of and earthquake creates

A

Seismic waves

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8
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A long, narrow crack in the Earths crust is called a

A

Fault

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9
Q

Which do you think changes the land flowing water or frozen water?

A

There is no answer

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10
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Rock layers bend and form

A

Folds

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11
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Rocks are constantly broken down by to processes what are they.

A

Weathering are erosion

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12
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Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called

A

Mountains

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13
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As the weight of the overlying ice increases, the glacier begins to

A

Flow

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14
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What is a big storm that shakes the earth

A

Earthquake

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15
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The large sections that make up earths crust and upper mantle are called

A

Plates

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16
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Underwater earthquakes can cause huge ocean waves called,

A

Tsunami

17
Q

A tool that graphs waves as wavy lines is called a

A

Seismograph

18
Q

Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind, moving water, and

A

Ice gravity

19
Q

Erosion moves weathered rock from one place to another through , And.

A

Wind , water and gravity