Geology

Question 1

geologist

Answer 1

Someone who studies the earth and rocks

Question 2

landforms

Answer 2

Natural features of the earth’s surface

Question 3

Terrain

Answer 3

The physical features of land

Question 4

Flood

Answer 4

Large amount of water flowing over land

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

Community of organisms interacting with each other

Question 6

Sediment

Answer 6

Dust, sand, and materials deposited by water, wind or ice

Question 7

Deposition

Answer 7

Settling of sediments

Question 8

Erosion

Answer 8

Carrying away of weathered earth materials

Question 9

Bedrock

Answer 9

Rock that forms the earth’s crust

Question 10

Physical weathering

Answer 10

Process where rocks are broken down by hitting each other

Question 11

Basin

Answer 11

Low-lying area where water may accumulate

Question 12

Abrasion

Answer 12

Breaking and hitting of rocks against each other

Question 13

Rock Falls

Answer 13

Rocks breaking off from a cliff

Question 14

Debris Flow

Answer 14

Landslides of rock, mud, and soil

Question 15

Chemical weathering

Answer 15

Rocks that are weathered due to a chemical reactions in water and air

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Soil

Answer 16

Loose top layer of the earths crust

Question 17

Differential Erosion

Answer 17

Different rates that materials are carried by water and ice

Question 18

Humus

Answer 18

Dead animal and plant parts in soils

Question 19

Cross Section

Answer 19

Water that has cut through layers of soil

Question 20

Horisons

Answer 20

Layers of soil

Question 21

Sedimentary rocks

Answer 21

Rock that form when layers of sediment get stuck together

Question 22

Calcite

Answer 22

Calcium Carbonate mineral that reacts to the acid test

Question 23

Delta

Answer 23

Fan-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river

Question 24

Wenworth scale

Answer 24

Classifies rocks according to their size