Landforms and weathering Erosion, deposition, mass movement & Weather and climates Flashcards
What are landforms?
They are the physical structure/feature on the surface of the Earth. Made by soils & rocks.
What are examples of landforms? Give one.
Canyon, Plain, Mountains, Boulders, Hills, and Volcanos.
What are the 2 types of plates?
Continental and Oceanic.
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
The crust.
What is the hottest layer of the Earth?
The inner core.
What are the layers of the Earth in order?
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core.
What is Convection Current?
Movement in the Mantle that causes plates to move.
What is weathering?
Is the process of breaking rocks into silt, clay, sand, and other tiny pieces called sediment.
What are the 3 types of rocks?
Igneous rock, Metamorphic rock, and Sedimentary rock.
How are Igneous rocks formed?
Formed when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
What is Erosion?
The process of moving sediments.
What is deposition?
Process of dropping depositing sediments in a new location.
Is erosion and deposition the same thing? Yes or No?
No, they aren’t because erosion is moving sediments, while deposition is dropping them.
What is Mass Movement?
Downhill movement of the rock and soil because of gravity.
Where does weather occur?
At the Atmosphere.
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order? (from lowest to highest)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and the Thermosphere.
Why do we have weather?
It’s because of the water cycle.
What are the measurements for temperature, air pressure, humidity, amount of precipitation, wind speed, and wind direction?
Thermometer, barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, anemometer, and wind vane.
What are the types of clouds?
Stratus, Cumulus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus.
Which cloud type brings heavy weather?
Cumulonimbus.
What causes weather?
Uneven heating.
What is a front?
Boundary between air masses.
What is climate?
Is the average of all weather conditions through all the seasons over period of time.
What are the 3 types of climate?
Climate, microclimate, and world climate.
