Vocab Flashcard Practice (Fall Field Trip Terms)

Front

Breaks down rocks and transports sediments.

Back

erosion

Front

Bottom of the stream

Back

Bed

Front

Rock folding is most likely caused by:

Back

an earthquake

Front

Nature's process of breaking down rocks.

Back

weathering

Front

Squeezing sediments to form rocks is _____________.

Back

compaction

Front

Broken pieces of rock

Back

sediments

Front

Sandstone, shale, and limestone are...

Back

sedimentary rocks

Front

Dark, smooth sedimentary river rock.

Back

shale

Front

Large bodies of slowly moving ice.

Back

Glaciers

Front

Type of sedimentary rock from hard parts of sea animals.

Back

limestone