8th Grade Science OST Review #1 (Baker/Kenneally)

Front

What is the process called when waves wash sand onto land until a beach is formed?

Back

Deposition

Front

What term describes the genetic makeup of an organism?

Back

Genotype

Front

What are the small pieces of rock that break off of a larger rock during weathering called?

Back

Sediment

Front

What process occurs when salt water eats away at rock?

Back

Weathering

Front

At what type of boundaries do plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundaries

Front

What is the term for the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?

Back

Weathering

Front

What is the movement of sediment from one location to another called?

Back

Erosion

Front

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

Back

Phenotype

Front

What is the process by which sediment is laid down in a new location?

Back

Deposition

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past each other?

Back

Transform boundary