Earth Science Review

What is weathering?

• The breaking down and wearing away of rock

• The movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice

• The laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice

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What is erosion?

• The breaking down and wearing away of rock

• The movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice

• The laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice

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What is deposition?

• The breaking down and wearing away of rock

• The movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice

• The laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice

What is a landslide?

• The sudden downhill movement of a huge mass of rock, soil, and mud

• When the crust shifts causing cracks in the earth

• A rise in water level where all the ground is covered in water

• The sudden downhill movement of snow

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What is decomposition?

• The laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice

• Rotting or decaying matter

• Tiny pieces of rock and minerals

• The sudden downhill movement soil

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What is soil?

• The laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice

• Rotting or decaying matter

• Tiny pieces of ice

• Made of tiny pieces of rock, minerals, and decayed plant and animal matter

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What is a geotechnical engineer?

• A person who builds bridges over rivers

• Any person

• Someone who uses what they know about math, science, and the layers of the earth to determine the best place to build

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What is the crust?

• Earth's outer layer

• Earth's inner layer

• A layer of the earth made of melted rock

What is a rapid change?

• Earth's outer layer

• When Earth’s surface changes quickly due usually to a natural disaster

• When Earth's surface changes slowly over many years

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