7.2B Unit Vocab Review 24/25

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What are gradual changes?

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Changes that may be continuously occurring but are so small that they are barely noticed over short time scales, but could be measured/observed over a very long time scale.

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What is transport in the context of Earth science?

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The movement of earth material across the Earth's surface by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

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What are surface processes?

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Things that happen to the earth’s surface that cause changes, including weathering and transport.

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What is earth material?

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Rocks and minerals that come from the Earth's lithosphere.

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What is weathering?

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The breaking down of rocks and minerals on earth's surface, often due to physical and chemical processes.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind or water flow and then transported to another location.

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What is deposition?

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The process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is a catastrophic change?

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A sudden and significant change in the Earth's surface, often resulting from natural disasters like earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

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What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

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Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, while erosion is the movement of those broken materials.