Changes caused by the weather Flashcards
A rock is broken apart by blank weathering if the rock type does not change .
Physical
The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called
Weathering
A volcano productions melted rock called
Which erupts onto the air as
Magma, lava
If a rock in the Earth’s crust suddenly shakes a (what) occurs.
Earthquake
When the Colorado river eroded the land around the river in Arizona, the (blank) was formed
Grand Canyon
Deposits left behind by a glacier are called ( blank ) and ( blank )
Debris and glacial till
The source of and earthquake creates
Seismic waves
A long, narrow crack in the Earths crust is called a
Fault
Which do you think changes the land flowing water or frozen water?
There is no answer
Rock layers bend and form
Folds
Rocks are constantly broken down by to processes what are they.
Weathering are erosion
Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called
Mountains
As the weight of the overlying ice increases, the glacier begins to
Flow
What is a big storm that shakes the earth
Earthquake
The large sections that make up earths crust and upper mantle are called
Plates