A fan-shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream, formed in water.

The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice

A rock that forms when layers of sediment get stuck together

A curve or loop in a channel

The process of rocks being broken into smaller pieces is called:

The process by which the minerals in a rock can change due to chemicals in water and air, causing the rocks to break apart is called?

This refers to the settling of sediments, creating landforms such as alluvial fans and deltas. What is it called?

Pieces of weathered rock, such as sand, are deposited by wind, water, and ice. What is this called?

This refers to the process where rocks are broken down by physical forces, such as breaking and banging. They remain the same types of rocks, just in smaller pieces.

This occurs when water freezes in cracks. The water expands when it freezes, causing the crack to widen. Eventually, the rock breaks.

What is the term for the sudden movement of Earth's materials down a slope?

The rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering.

Any non-living natural resource that makes up Earth, including soil and water

A mix of humus, sand, clay, gravel, and pebbles.

Any remains, trace, or imprint of an animal or plant life preserved in the Earth's crust.

Bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil are called:

A highly, nearly level, uplifted area composed of horizontal layers of rock.

A fan-shaped deposit of rocks is formed where a stream slows down from a steep slope onto flatter land. This is formed on dry land.

A fan-shaped deposit of earth materials at the mouth of a stream is formed in water. What is it called?

A volcano that erupts explosively, has thick lava, and produces light-colored rock.

This type of rock is formed when layers of sediment are stuck together. We often see layers and fossils in this type of rock.

This type of rock forms when rocks and minerals are subjected to heat and pressure.

This type of rock is light-colored and comes from cone volcanoes.

This type of rock is dark-colored and comes from shield volcanoes.