front 1 Any water that is underground. | back 1 groundwater |
front 2 Slow changes to Earth's surface include | back 2 weathering, erosion and deposition |
front 3 Natural, nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks | back 3 minerals |
front 4 Which part of the water cycle warms liquid water so that it turns to a gas form and rises? | back 4 evaporation |
front 5 A rock that formed from cooled lava has no crystals. How did it cool? | back 5 quickly |
front 6 Rapid changes to Earth's surface include: | back 6 volcanoes, earthquakes and natural disasters |
front 7 Rocks that form from molten rock (lava/magma) are called__________. | back 7 igneous rock |
front 8 What powers the water cycle? | back 8 the sun |
front 9 The type of rock that has layers of sediments that settle on top of one another | back 9 sedimentary rock |
front 10 What makes up 97% of water on Earth? | back 10 salt water |
front 11 What is the laying down or dropping of weathered bits of rock? | back 11 deposition |
front 12 What occurs along a fault and causes the Earth to shake when the plates suddenly shift? | back 12 earthquake |
front 13 A _________ is a natural land feature on Earth's surface. | back 13 landform |
front 14 The process of carrying away weathered bits of rocks. | back 14 erosion |
front 15 Any form of water that falls to the Earth in the form of rain, sleet or snow. | back 15 precipitation |
front 16 A mineral can scratch another mineral that has a _______hardness than itself. | back 16 lower |
front 17 The process of rocks in Earth's crust slowly being broken into smaller pieces. | back 17 weathering |
front 18 A _________ is a crack or break in rocks where Earth's crust can move suddenly. | back 18 fault |
front 19 Rocks that have changed as result of heat and pressure are_________. | back 19 metamorphic |
front 20 Which part of the water cycle changes water vapor back to liquid droplets that collect in the clouds? | back 20 condensation |