Unit 8 science

Question 1

Weathering

Answer 1

The process of rocks breaking down

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

The process of weathered rock moving from place to place.

Question 3

Depostion

Answer 3

The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water

Question 4

Sediment

Answer 4

Bits of rocks

Question 5

delta

Answer 5

landform created by the long term
droppings of sediment

Question 6

Landform

Answer 6

a natural land shape or feature

Question 7

Sand Dunes

Answer 7

When wind deposits a lot of sand in one area.

Question 8

Causes of Weathering

Answer 8

Gravity, Flowing water, Tree roots, Chemicals in rain, Snad blowing, Animals digging, and Ice wedging

Question 9

crust

Answer 9

The thin outer layer of earth,including dry land and ocean floor.

Question 10

mantle

Answer 10

The thick of earth beneath the crust

Question 11

core

Answer 11

The layer of earth extending from the earth’s center to the bottem of the mantle.It is mostly metallic iron and nickle

Question 12

plate techtonics

Answer 12

The theory that earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving

Question 13

fault

Answer 13

A break in earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side

Question 14

earthquake

Answer 14

A shaking from the earth’s that can cause land to rise and fall

Question 15

epicenter

Answer 15

The point on earth’s surface directly above the surface of the earthquake

Question 16

volcano

Answer 16

A place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface