Earth Features

Select the correct vocabulary:

A scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of the Earth

• Marine Biologist

• Geologist

• Paleontologist

• Rock Expert

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Over time, a layer of rock becomes ____ as sediment continues to accumulate.

• Shorter

• Thinner

• Longer

• Thicker

Small pieces of rock, like silt or sand

• Sediment

• The beach

• Crumbs

• Cement

Join in the rock formation process

• compress

• cement

• plaster

• compact

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a large, flat area of land at the mouth of a river formed by the deposition of sediments

• sand dune

• canyon

• delta

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What are underwater mountains called?

• seamounts

• mountain ranges

a feature on the surface of Earth, such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river

• landform

• sediment

• geosphere

• organism

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An opening in the Earth's surface is a..

• Canyon

• Mountain

• Rift

• Volcano

When Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of Earth is covered with --

• ice

• mountains

• oceans

• deserts

Which of the following covers most of the Earth's surface?

• sand

• water

• dirt

• mountains

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