Unit 8

Question 1

Weathering

Answer 1

The breaking down of of rocks on the earths surface

Question 2

erosion

Answer 2

the process of moving sediment from one place to another

Question 3

deposition

Answer 3

the dropping or settling of eroded material

Question 4

sediment

Answer 4

sand, bits of rock, and other matter or bitts of ice or sand

Question 5

delta

Answer 5

piles of sediment built up near the mouth of a river ex) New Orleans

Question 6

Sand Dunes

Answer 6

found on deserts and beaches. Piles of sand that has been deposited.

Question 7

landforms

Answer 7

a natural land shape or feature

Question 8

Causes of weathering

Answer 8

Gravity, tree roots, ice wedging, sand blowing, chemicals in rain, and more

Question 9

Earths rocky outer layer

Answer 9

Earth’s crust

Question 10

The layer below the Earth’s crust

Answer 10

mantle

Question 11

Earth’s metal center

Answer 11

Earth’s core

Question 12

The theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving

Answer 12

Plate tectonics

Question 13

A release of energy and shaking of the ground

Answer 13

earthquake

Question 14

The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focas

Answer 14

epicenter

Question 15

A break in Earth’s crust where rock on one side can move in relation to rock on the other side

Answer 15

fault