Any water that is underground.
ground water
Slow changes to Earth's surface include
weathering, erosion and deposition
Natural, nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks
minerals
Which part of the water cycle warms liquid water so that it turns to a gas form and rises?
evaporation
A rock that formed from cooled lava has no crystals. How did it cool?
quickly
Rapid changes to Earth's surface include:
volcanoes, earthquakes and natural disasters
Rocks that form from molten rock (lava/magma) are called__________.
igneous rock
What powers the water cycle?
the sun
The type of rock that has layers of sediments that settle on top of one another
sedimentary rock
What makes up 97% of water on Earth?
salt water
What is the laying down or dropping of weathered bits of rock?
deposition
What occurs along a fault and causes the Earth to shake when the plates suddenly shift?
earthquake
A _________ is a natural land feature on Earth's surface.
landform
The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks.
erosion
Any form of water that falls to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet or snow.
precipitation
A mineral can scratch another mineral that has a _______hardness than itself.
lower
The process of rocks in Earth's crust slowly being broken into smaller pieces.
weathering
A _________ is a crack or break in rocks where Earth's crust can move suddenly.
fault
Rocks that have changed as result of heat and pressure are_________.
metamorphic
Which part of the water cycle changes water vapor back to liquid droplets that collect in the clouds?
condensation