Science Unit 5 Study Guide Flashcards
A rounded mound with low elevation
Abyssal hill
Place where magma comes out of the mantle onto the ocean crust and forms volcanoes and islands.
Hot spot
A deep hole that is often part of a river that flows into the ocean
Underwater canyon
A very deep, long hole in the ocean floor
Trench
A volcano whose top rises out of the water.
Volcanic island
An old volcano with a flat top
Guyot
The flat part of the ocean that covers most of the ocean floor
Abyssal plain
A fossil fuel that mostly forms above places in the earth’s crust that have oil
Natural gas
A fossil fuel made from dead plants that lived long ago
Coal
These CANNOT be made again after they are used
Nonrenewable resources
These CAN be made again after they are used
Renewable rescources
Formed from magma and lava
Igneous rock
The process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces
Weathering
The process of weathered material being carried away to a new location
Erosin
The process of eroded material settling down into one place
Deposition
Created by the movement of plates under the earth’s crust and underwater volcanoes
Ocean landforms
This cannot be something that is alive or was once alive
A mineral
Contains all three soil textures – sand, silt, and clay
Loamy soil
If weathered rock is the SAME as the rock it came from
Physical weathering
If weathered rock is DIFFERENT from the rock it came from
Chemical weathering
Wind and water help with ______ & _______
Weathering & Erosion
______ can form lakes due to erosion, weathering, and deposition
Glaciers
Land formation steps order (3 steps)
First - Weathering
Second - Erosion
Third - Deposition
