5.7A Sed. Rock/Fossil Fuel Vocab Test

Feature on the surface of earth such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river.

• Landform

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sandune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water.

• Landform

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sandune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A deep gorge in the surface of Earth, formed by the erosion of moving water and sand.

• Delta

• Landform

• Canyon

• Sand Dune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Hills formed by wind blowing and depositing sand.

• Delta

• Canyon

• Sand Dune

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water, and ice.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentary Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The build-up of land by the settlement of sediment and soil in a new location.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentary Rock

The gradual wearing down or moving of something by wind, water, and other natural forces.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Cementation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand of small pieces of rock broken down by weathering a deposited on the land or at the bottom off a body of water.

• Sediment

• Sedimentary Rock

• Weathering

• Erosion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A natural, non-renewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas, formed over millions of years from the remains of living organisms.

• Oil

• Coal

• Fossil Fuels

• Natural Gas

A flammable liquid produced from remains of marine organisms buried under layers of sediments for millions of years.

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Peat