| WED1 | ||
| #1 | The carrying away of materials from one place to another by wind, waves, water and ice is called ________. |
Erosion |
| #2 | Acid rain dissolving the surface of marble statues is an example of __________. |
Weathering |
| #3 | Materials that help slow down erosion. |
Barriers |
| #4 | Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean is an example of __________. |
Deposition |
| #5 | What do you call a large body of moving ice? |
A glacier. |
| WED2 | ||
| #1 | Too much of this can cause flooding. |
Rain |
| #2 | Most of Earth's ___________is done by flowing water in streams which carry tons of sediment to the oceans each day. |
Erosion |
| #3 | A mudslide flowing down a steep hill is an example of ________. |
Erosion |
| #4 | The process by which material is eroded by water, wind, waves and ice and are dropped into a new place. |
Deposition |
| #5 | This reshapes the earth's land surface by eroding rock and soil in some areas and depositing them in other areas, sometimes in seasonal layers. |
WWWI |
| WED3 | ||
| #1 | The Great Lakes in the northern United States were created by a slowly advancing agent of erosion that ended approximately 10,000 years ago. The Great Lakes were created by the slow advance of _________. |
Glaciers |
| #2 | What do you call the breaking down and wearing away of rock material. |
Weathering |
| #3 | Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches is an example of _________. |
Weathering |
| #4 | This can scrape a mountain and create a deep valley. |
A glacier |
| #5 | After a hurricane, sometimes the beaches look different and there is not as much sand. Why? |
Erosion |
| WED4 | ||
| #1 | This is constantly changing and consists of useful resources. |
Earth's surface |
| #2 | Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is caused by? |
Deposition |
| #3 | A natural structure on the Earth's surface is called a __________. |
Landform |
| #4 | Waves dropping sand on the beach is an example of ___________. |
Deposition |
| #5 | What do you call water that falls to the surface of the Earth such as rain, hail, sleet or snow? |
Precipitation |
| WED5 | ||
| #1 | Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of __________. |
Erosion |
| #2 | What does WWWI stand for? |
Wind, Waves, Water and Ice |
| #3 | Water getting into cracks, freezing and breaking the rocks or pavement apart is an example of _________. |
Weathering |
| #4 | What is the name for pieces of rocks, soil, sand, shell and remains of organisms? |
Sediment |
| #5 | Deltas, canyons and sand dunes are all examples of _____________. |
Landforms |
| Final Question | |
What is your favorite subject in school? |
Science!!! ;0) |