Worksheets5th Earth Science S5E1. Repeat
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Eroded sediment finds a new home.
weathering
deposition
compaction
cementation
The solid innermost portion of our Earth.
outer core
mantle
inner core
crust
The outermost layer of Earth composed mainly of rock.
crust
mantle
core
outer core
Weathered pieces of rock.
pebbles
sediment
eroded
shale
Buried remains of ancient plants and animals that we now use as fuel.
hydrocarbons
alternative energy
fossil fuels
sediment
Wind or water carrying away weathered pieces of sediment.
deposition
weathering
erosion
cementation
A structure built across a river to prevent flooding
dam
levee
flooding
moraine
Structures built along the edge of a river to prevent water from overflowing onto the land
dam
levee
moraine
delta
Captures water and moves it off of the road
Levee
dam
storm drains
deltas
prevents the ocean waves that carry sediment from coming onto the land
moraine
levee
seawall
floodplain
prevents soil erosion by planting on flat areas formed like steps
contour plowing
dam
levee
terracing
planting with the curves of the land instead of in straight up and down rows
terracing
dams
seawall
contour plowing
sediment build up at the mouth of a river
delta
levee
moraine
jetty
Rocks and Sediment that is deposited after a glacier melts
moraine
delta
levee
barrier island
island by the shore built by sediment (protects the main land from ocean waves)
barrier island
sea wall
levee
moraine
