Geological Processes and Features Flashcard

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What is the process of breaking down rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces called?

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Weathering

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Which type of weathering involves the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means, such as water, wind and ice?

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Mechanical Weathering

Front

What is the process of moving sand and rock by wind, water, or other natural agents called?

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Erosion

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What is the term for solid pieces of rocks or sand?

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Sediment

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What is the process in which sediment is dropped or laid down in new locations?

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Deposition

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What is a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land called?

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Glacier

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What term describes a period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with massive ice sheets?

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Ice Age

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What are hills of sand shaped by the wind called?

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Sand Dunes

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What is the name of the continental glacier that covered eastern Canada and parts of the northeastern United States during an Ice Age?

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Laurentide Ice Sheet

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What are the agents of erosion?

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Wind, water, ice, gravity