When agents of erosion lose their energy and slow down, sediments are deposited in a new location.
erosion
rock cycle
deposition
Which reservoir holds the largest amount of Earth's water?
Rivers
Lakes
Salt water (ocean)
swamps
True or False: A metamorphic rock can become a sedimentary rock.
False
True
Animals release water vapor when they breathe.
respiration
True or False: Lava flows beneath the earth.
False
True
Which of these is not one of Earth's interacting systems?
rhizosphere
Geosphere
hydrosphere
Biosphere
The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations.
plate tectonics
uplift
earthquakes
Minerals are dissolved between grains of sediment and cement the sediments together.
deposition
cementation
compaction
The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.
Stomata
perspiration
Evaporation
Transpiration
These are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living rock. Form from deposits that accumulate on Earth's surface.
igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
This occurs when sediments are carried by wind, water or glaciers to new locations.
erosion
deposition
rivers
Moisture that falls from the clouds to Earth's surface.
Condensation
Rain
Precipitation
The continuous movement of water on, above and below Earth's surface.
The Rock Cycle
Precipitation
The water cycle
the hydrosphere
This type of rock forms from heat and pressure.
sedimentary
metamorphic
igneous
Weight pushes down on layers of sediment causing this:
cementation
compaction
deposition
True or false: During the rock cycle, rocks might not be rocks at all.
True
false
The process that transports and continually changes rocks into different forms.
Earth quakes
The Music Cycle
The Rock Cycle
The Water Cycle
Process by which gas changes into a liquid.
condensation
evaporation
precipitation