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18 Cards in this Set
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A ______ is a large mass of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river. |
delta |
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The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity is called ___. |
deposition |
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___ is the breaking apart or wearing away of rock into smaller pieces. |
weathering |
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Four elements that cause weathering: |
temperature wind moving water plants |
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A _____ is a large mass of slow-moving ice that flows down a slope. |
glacier |
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_____ is the movement of weathered rock material from one place to another. |
erosion |
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In Georgia, most weathering is caused by ___. |
moving water |
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________ is a fossil formed when minerals replace wood in trees over millions of years. |
petrified wood |
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____ is made up of bits of rock,minerals, and material that was part of once living things. |
soil |
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___ is the decayed remains of plants and animals. |
humus |
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Three types of soil are____ soil,____soil and___. |
sandy silt clay |
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In____soil, particles are medium-sized and very hard. |
sandy |
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_____ soil is a soft, smooth soil that contains slightly larger particles than clay. |
Silt |
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_______ soil is made up of very small, tightly packed particles. |
Clay |
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A _____ is the preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago. |
fossil |
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List some examples of fossils: |
teeth shells bones imprints |
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A ___ is a scientist who studies fossils and organisms that lived long ago. |
paleontologist |
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List four types of fossils: |
imprints casts molds remains in amber |
