Earth & Space Science part 2

____________ _____________ are large sandbars that stretch for long distances along a shoreline and protect the coastline from erosion caused by large waves during storms.

A ______ is any area of shoreline made of material deposited by waves.

_____________ is the slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.

The process of rocks changing their size and shape without changing their chemical properties is known as _________ __________.

Name 3 things that cause physical weathering.

A ____________ is where land and a body of water meet.

In very cold places, thick sheets of ice called _________ creep over the land which causes erosion and deposition.

___________ refers to the variety of plants in a region.

When water seeps into cracks within rocks during warm weather then the water freezes during cold weather and the ice expands making a crack bigger is the process called _______________ _____________.

_________ is the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another.