Quarter 4 - NC #12

Question 1

Sediment

Answer 1

small, solid fragments of rock-like gravel, sand, silt, mud or clay

Question 2

Minerals

Answer 2

solid, naturally-occurring, inorganic substances that have a definite chemical composition and a 9crystalline structure

Question 3

Rock cycle

Answer 3

a series of processes in which forces within earth and at the surface cause rocks to continuously change from one type to another

Question 4

hydrosphere

Answer 4

the sum of all water on a planet

Question 5

Hydrologic cycle

Answer 5

the process by which water is continuously exchanged between earth’s various water sources

Question 6

transpiration

Answer 6

evaporation of water from plants

Question 7

precipitation

Answer 7

water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

Question 8

Distillation

Answer 8

evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixtures individual components

Question 9

weathering

Answer 9

any process that breaks down rocks and creates sediments

Question 10

erosion

Answer 10

the process that moves sediments