Unit 5 Earth's Changes

Question 1

Canyon

Answer 1

a long, deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls, cut into the Earth by running water and often having a stream at the bottom.

Question 2

Compaction

Answer 2

Process by which sediment is SQUEEZED together due to overlying sediment.

Question 3

Cementation

Answer 3

Grains of sediment stick together due to minerals BONDING

Question 4

Core

Answer 4

CENTER layer of the Earth

Question 5

Crust

Answer 5

OUTER layer of the Earth

Question 6

Delta

Answer 6

TRIANGULAR shaped sediment at the mouth of a river

Question 7

Deposition

Answer 7

Process of DROPPING or DEPOSITING sediment in a new location

Question 8

Earthquake

Answer 8

SHAKING of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust

Question 9

Erosion

Answer 9

Process of MOVING sediment from one place to another

Question 10

Fossil

Answer 10

Remains or traces of past lofe found in SEDIMENTARY Rock

Question 11

Glaciers

Answer 11

Thick sheets of ice

Question 12

Landforms

Answer 12

physical features on the Earth’s surface

Question 13

Magma

Answer 13

hot, soft rock from the Earth’s mantle

Question 14

Sand Dune

Answer 14

a landform created from sand, dust, and loose rocks being blown by the wind

Question 15

Sediment

Answer 15

tiny pieces of rock, soil, and sand

Question 16

Sedimentary Rock

Answer 16

rocks formed from sediments that have been cemented together (layered rocks)

Question 17

Weathering

Answer 17

process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces

Question 18

Valley

Answer 18

A landform made from glaciers. U-Shaped

Question 19

Mantle

Answer 19

layer of rock beneath the Earth’s Crust