Chapter 5 Flashcards
The slow process the breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called
Weathering
The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another is called
Erosion
Glaciers for in very cold places as thick
Sheets
Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind, moving water, and
Gravity
A large mass surrounded by oceans or other land is called an
Plain
A physical feature on the land is called an
Landform
Examples of landforms include mountains and
Canyons
Mounds called. Form where wind blows sand
Sand dunes
The large sections that make up Earth’s crust and upper mantle are called
Plates
A little no narrow crack in Earth’s crust is called an
Fault
Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called
Mountains
If the rock in Earth’s crust suddenly shakes an. Occurs
Earthquake
The source of an earthquake creates That travel outwards
Seismic wave
A tool that graphs seismic waves as wavy lines is called
Seismic graph
The outmost layer of Earth is made up of rock called
Crust