| Weathering, Erosion, or Deposition??? | ||
| #1 | Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone | Weathering |
| #2 | Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form terminal moraines | Deposition |
| #3 | A mudslide flowing down a steep hill | Erosion |
| #4 | Waves dropping sand on the beach | Deposition |
| #5 | Wind blowing sand from one location to another | Erosion |
| Landforms | ||
| #1 | A long, deep, narrow outlet of the sea located between mountain valleys | Fjord |
| #2 | A natural source of flowing water, larger than a stream | River |
| #3 | A sand hill or ridge formed by the wind; usually in desert regions or near lakes or oceans | Dune |
| #4 | The till deposited at the edges of a glacier that forms a ridge | Moraine |
| #5 | A river that takes a twisting, turning path, like a snake | Meander |
| Caves and Sinkholes | ||
| #1 | A sedimentary rock made from the remains of sea animals, which makes up karst terrain | Limestone |
| #2 | An area of porous limestone where caves and sinkholes are more likely to form | Karst |
| #3 | An underground space which is hollowed out by water and which may collapse if the uppermost layer gets too thin | Sinkhole |
| #4 | A mineralized growth that forms starting from the ceiling of a cave | Stalactite |
| #5 | A mineralized growth that forms starting at the floor of a cave | Stalagmite |
| Vocabulary 1 | ||
| #1 | Rubbing action (rock against rock or sand against rock) that weathers rock like sandpaper | Abrasion |
| #2 | A flat area of deposited sediment at the place where a river slows and empties into another body of water | Delta |
| #3 | Depositing eroded rock and soil in other places | Deposition |
| #4 | The force that moves rocks and other material downhill | Gravity |
| #5 | A natural tunnel within an area of solidified lav, through which molten lava once traveled | Lava tube |
| Vocabulary 2 | ||
| #1 | Automatic $500!!!!! | WOOHOO!!! |
| #2 | The flat area bordering a river, composed of sediment deposited during flooding | Flood plain |
| #3 | Anything in the environment that humans use | Natural resource |
| #4 | The dozen or so plates that cover the surface of the earth and are constantly moving | Tectonic plates |
| #5 | The thick mass of tough roots at the surface of the soil; keeps soil in place | Sod |
| Final Question | |
| What is the main difference between changes like volcanoes / earthquakes and changes like weathering/erosion? | Volcanoes and earthquakes can change the earth's surface very quickly. Weathering and erosion change the earth's surface very slowly. |