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Final Jeopardy
Weathering
Erosion
Glaciers
Wind
Shaping
The Land
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The slow wearing
away of rock into
smaller pieces
Weathering
True or false:
Weathering
occurs over long
periods of time
True
Formed when
gases mix with
rain water
Acid rain
What does acid
rain do to rock?
Weakens rock and
breaks it apart
A body of water
that is partly
enclosed by land
and has a wide
opening
Bay
Movement of rock
material from one
place to another
erosion
Dropping of
sediment moved
by water, wind,
and ice
deposition
A large mass of
sediment deposited
at the mouth of a
river
delta
A fan-shaped land
mass that forms after
a river rushes down a
steep slope and slows
over a flat plain
Alluvial fan
What is it called
when rivers flow on
flat land and wind
in curves?
meanders
Large mass of slow
moving ice
glacier
Large boulder
dropped by a
glacier
erratic
The long ridge
formed by
boulders, rocks,
and soil carried
and deposited by
glaciers
moraine
As a glacier moves, rocked in
the ice scratch across rocks and
leave_______
grooves
Bowl-shaped hole
left by a glacier
cirque
True or false:
The stronger the
wind, the more
sand the wind can
carry
true
A hill or pile of
sand that was
formed by the wind
Sand dune
High point of land
that sticks out into
the sea
Headland
Wildfires burn
trees and bushes
that hold soil in
place
What is one way to
prevent landslides?
Don’t build on
steep slopes
Name the volcano is
Washington that
has existed for
40,000 years
Mount St. Helens
What does rapid
mean?
Fast, quick
True or False:
Some volcanoes
release lava slowly
and some erupt
suddenly
True
Name one
guideline for
staying safe during
an earthquake.
• Know which radio station to tune to.
• If you are indoors, stay indoors. Take cover
near an inside wall and under a sturdy desk or
table. Stay there until the shaking stops.
• If you are outdoors, find an open area away
from buildings and power lines. Crouch down
and cover your head.
• If you are in a car, stay there with your seatbelt
fastened.
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