Science Vocabulary

​ (a)   is when rocks are broken down into pieces of sediment.

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

• compaction

• cementation

A ​ (a)   is formed by wind depositing sediment.

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

A ______Prevents flooding during a a heavy rainstorm.

• Hurricane

• Storm drain

• Fault

• Delta

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A _______ Is a structure built across water to control water flow

• Dam

• Water fall

• Storm Drain

• Sediment

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Weathering is what?

• Breaking down material

• Moving Material

• depositing material

• causing floods

Which does NOT cause weathering?

• rain

• wind

• ice

• stars

Deposition of sediments can change the depth of a lake over time. A student wants to make a model that shows how this process takes place. Which model would provide data about changes in the depth of a lake caused by deposition?

• Fill a beaker with water. Slowly allow the water to evaporate from the beaker. Measure the change in

  the depth of the water.

• Fill a beaker with water. Slowly drop sand, gravel, and dead plant material into the beaker. Measure

  the change in the depth of the water.

• Fill a plastic box with water. Put a hose in the water on one end of the box and turn the water on to a

  slow flow. Measure the depth of the water when the box is full.

• Fill a plastic box with sand, gravel, and dead plant material. Put a hose in the middle of the box and

  turn the water on to a slow flow. Measure the depth of the water when the box is full.

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The changes in the Azure Window were cause by the _____ process of _____.

• destructive process of erosion

• destructive process of deposition

• constructive process of erosion

• constructive process of deposition

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What forms a delta?

• sediments deposited in the ocean

• sediments deposited in a lake

• sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

• sediment deposited at the base of a hill

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What are giant plates moving slowing across Earth's surface called?

• plate tectonics

• earthquakes

• erosion

• mantle

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