The breaking down of rocks into sediments by wind, water, waves, ice, and gravity (WWWIG).

The movement, transport or carrying away of sediments to a new location by wind, water, waves, ice and gravity WWWIG).

The dropping, leaving or depositing of sediments in a new location.

When the layers of compacted sediments are glued together by salt crystals over millions of years.

A natural resource that can never be replaced because it takes millions of years to form like coal, oil and natural gas.

Objects or substances that are burned to produce thermal energy.

Things or materials that people use everyday.

Things that people use everyday that are made by the Earth.

Resources that come from nature that will never run out.

This is what the top layers of sediments do to the lower layers of sediments that turns them into sedimentary rocks.

A fan shaped landform made by the sediments that are deposited at the mouth of rivers as they enter rivers, lakes or the ocean.

A landform that has deep narrow valleys surrounded by tall cliffs that usually have a river running through it.

A landform that has hills made of sand that are found in deserts and beaches.

A nonrenewable resource made over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants that were buried in places like swamps.

A nonrenewable liquid resource that was formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals that were buried in the ocean over millions of years.

A nonrenewable gas resource that was formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals over millions of years in swamps and oceans .

The release of water vapor into the atmosphere by plants. Plants become part of the water cycle.

The continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere. It is how the Earth recycles it's own water supply.

Why is the water cycle important?

The process in the water cycle that changes liquid water into water vapor (gas).

The process in the water cycle that changes water vapor (gas) back into liquid water when it rises into the cold atmosphere.

The process in the water cycle where water in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail (RSSH) is returned back to the surface of the Earth.

The process in the water cycle that allows all the water on the surface of the Earth to flows towards streams, rivers, lakes and eventually to the ocean.

Which of the following is the energy source that keeps the water cycle continuously working?