PhD Science Module 1 Key Terms

(a)   is a process that moves weathered rock.

a unique, important part

• feature

• mountain range

• nonrenewable resource

• relief map

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a group of mountains

• dam

• mountain range

• rate of erosion

• renewable resource

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a resource that may run out or that does not have an unlimited supply

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

how quickly or slowly erosion occurs

• weathering

• erosion

• rate of erosion

• relief map

What is a relief map?

• a map with raised land features

• a map with borders and boundaries

• a map that shows roads

What is a renewable resource?

• a resource that MAY run out or that DOES NOT have an unlimited supply

• a resource that will NOT run out or that HAS an unlimited supply

A ____ _____ is a big stripe in Earth's surface.

(a)  

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Weathered rock that is carried away by wind, water, ice, or gravity is (a)   .

a process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks it into smaller pieces

• erosion

• sediment

• rate of erosion

• weathering