Chapter 1_Vocabulary Review-PART 2

We call large masses of moving ice _______________.

• erosion

• weathering

• precipitation

• glaciers

_______________ is a force that pulls objects toward the earth's center.

• Faulting

• Folding

• Gravity

• Erosion

The number of people who live in a certain area is called __________________________.

• population density

• elevation

• sea level

• climate

What do we all the average weather a place receives over time?

• weathering

• climate

• sea level

• folding

A smaller town that borders a city is called a(n) _____________.

• suburb

• urban area

• elevation

• rural area

Name the process by which frozen water in the cracks of rocks breaks the rock into smaller pieces.

• precipitation

• folding

• weathering

• faulting

_______________ is the height of any landform.

• elevation

• sea level

• population density

• gravity

What do we call the amount of rain and snow that falls?

• precipitation

• weathering

• climate

• erosion

Name the process in which mountains are formed by a force under the earth's surface pushing upwards.

• faulting

• folding

• erosion

• weathering

Name the process by which a break in the earth's crust can cause landforms to form.

• faulting

• folding