Unit 8 vocab Changes to Earth's Surface

The process that causes rocks to break down into smaller pieces is __________

• sedimentation
• metamorphism
• erosion
• weathering

What is erosion?

• Erosion refers to the growth of vegetation on the Earth's surface.
• Erosion is the method of generating energy from natural resources.
• Erosion is the process of creating new landforms.
• Erosion is the process of carrying away weathered rock.

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What is deposition?

• Deposition is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
• Deposition is the process that causes eroded sediments to be dropped off in another place.

• Deposition refers to the movement of sticks from one location to another.

• Deposition is the process of evaporating water from a surface.

_______ is the broken-down pieces of rock.

• Clay
• Sediment
• Granite
• Boulder

____ is a large sheet of flowing ice.

• ocean
• river
• lake
• glacier

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What is a landform?

• A landform is a weather pattern.
• A landform is a natural feature of the Earth's surface such as a delta or sand dune.

• A landform is a man-made structure.
• A landform is a type of plant.

_______ is a force that causes landslides to occur.

• Gravity
• Earthquake
• Wind
• Friction

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______ is a landform where the sediments pile up near the mouth of the river and ______ is a landform that is formed when sand is deposited over a long time.

• Bay; Mesa
• Delta; Sand Dune

• Canyon; Plateau
• Estuary; Cliff

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____ is the earth's outermost layer.

____ contains most of Earth's mass and is the second layer.

____ Is earth's innermost section and made of two layers.

• Crust

  Mantle

  Core

• Core

  Mantle

  Crust

• Mantle

  Crust

  Core

• Mantle

  Crust

  Core

What is plate tectonics?

• Plate tectonics is the theory explaining the movement of Earth's crust is divided into tectonic plates.

• A theory that suggests the Earth is static and unchanging.
• A geological process that only occurs underwater.
• A method for cooking food using heat from the Earth's core.

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