6th Earth Science

All of the matter, energy and processes within Earth's boundary.

Thick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment.

An area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents

The place where land and a body of water meet.

The water located within the rocks below the Earth's surface.

The process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen is called

Made up of living things and the areas of the Earth where they are found.

The part of the Earth that is liquid water

A long, narrow island, usually made of sand; that forms parallel to the shoreline

The process by which eroded material is dropped

When a stream floods it leaves sediment in a flat area other either side of the river.

The sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope

Made up of all the frozen water on Earth

A fan-shaped deposit formed on dry land

A fan shaped deposit created when a stream flows into a larger body of water.

Mostly made of invisible gases that surround Earth

The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth.

An underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material

The breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock.

A general term for all the material carried and deposited by a glacier

The breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes

Happen when stronger acids fall to the Earth in the rain.

A large mass of moving ice formed by compacted snow

Mounds of wind deposited sand

Happens when loose rocks fall down a steep slope.

The remains of decayed organic matter

The extremely slow movement of material downslope

A rapid movement of a large mass of mud

A loose mixture of small rock fragments, organic matter, water, and air that can support plants

The process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another.