Author: katpease

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class Period: ____

#	Definition	Vocabulary Word
1	What type of landforms are created by flowing water that erodes rock and sediment along river/streambeds?
2	An area where sediment is deposited to create many flat layers is called a _______________?
3	When the fan shaped deposit of a delta is formed on land it is called a __________________?
4	Deposited sediment that create a fan-shaped pattern is called a _________?
5	What type of weathering changes both the composition and appearance of rocks?
6	What process of weathering causes rock surfaces to rust?
7	What type of liquid, that contains acid, can cause rocks to dissolve?
8	What are one type of living organisms that produce acid to break down rocks called?
9	What are the areas of where bodies of water and soil/land meet called?
10	A long narrow island that forms a short parallel distance form the shoreline is called a ________?
11	What is an underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material called?
12	What is it called when something can greatly impact ecosystems by causing erosion, killing organisms, damaging habitats, and spreading pollution?

Directions: Complete the chart below by matching the correct vocabulary word with the correct definition. Word Bank is provided.

Word Bank
Natural Event / Canyon / Sandbar / Floodplain / Lichens / Alluvial Fan /
Ground Water / Delta / Oxidation / Chemical Weathering

#	Definition	Vocabulary Word
13	What is a physical event resulting from Earth’s processes that have the potential to harm the environment and people called?
14	A rapid flow of a large amount of water into a low-lying area is called a ___________________?
15	When flash floods wash away large amounts of soil, we call this process ____________________.
16	Flash floods can cause of the release of harmful materials, such as sewage into the water table. This is an example of ______.
17	What is a rapidly spinning column of air that reaches down from a thunderstorm and comes in contact with Earth’s surface called?
18	A tropical storm that forms over the ocean with sustained winds of 119 km/h or more is called a ________________.
19	Hurricanes can greatly and often reshape coastlines through the process of ______________________________.
20	An example of safe ________________ is when San Antonio built a tunnel that passes under the city to divert floodwater.
21	Process by which water, wind, and ice wear down rocks and other exposed surfaces
22	Process by which wind, water, and gravity leave eroded sediments in new locations
23	A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
24	The area of land that is drained by a river system
25	All the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground

Word Bank
Safe Land Use Practice / Catastrophic Event / Beach Erosion / Flash Flood / Hurricane / Erosion / Tornado / Pollution / Weathering / Deposition / Surface Water / Watershed / Aquifer

Name: _______________________________________________________ Class Period: ____

Directions: Match the correct definition to the correct vocabulary word. Please use the word bank to assist with completing the graph below.

#	Definition	Vocabulary Word
1	What type of landforms are created by flowing water that erodes rock and sediment along river/streambeds?
2	An area where sediment is deposited to create many flat layers is called a _______________?
3	When the fan shaped deposit of a delta is formed on land it is called a __________________?
4	Deposited sediment that create a fan-shaped pattern is called a _________?
5	What type of weathering changes both the composition and appearance of rocks?
6	What process of weathering causes rock surfaces to rust?
7	What type of liquid, that contains acid, can cause rocks to dissolve?
8	What are one type of living organisms that produce acid to break down rocks called?
9	What are the areas of where bodies of water and soil/land meet called?
10	A long narrow island that forms a short parallel distance form the shoreline is called a ________?
11	What is an underwater or exposed ridge of sand, gravel, or shell material called?
12	What is it called when something can greatly impact ecosystems by causing erosion, killing organisms, damaging habitats, and spreading pollution?

#	Definition	Vocabulary Word
13	What is a physical event resulting from Earth’s processes that have the potential to harm the environment and people called?
14	A rapid flow of a large amount of water into a low-lying area is called a ___________________?
15	When flash floods wash away large amounts of soil, we call this process ____________________.
16	Flash floods can cause of the release of harmful materials, such as sewage into the water table. This is an example of ______.
17	What is a rapidly spinning column of air that reaches down from a thunderstorm and comes in contact with Earth’s surface called?
18	A tropical storm that forms over the ocean with sustained winds of 119 km/h or more is called a ________________.
19	Hurricanes can greatly and often reshape coastlines through the process of ______________________________.
20	An example of safe ________________ is when San Antonio built a tunnel that passes under the city to divert floodwater.
21	Process by which water, wind, and ice wear down rocks and other exposed surfaces
22	Process by which wind, water, and gravity leave eroded sediments in new locations
23	A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
24	The area of land that is drained by a river system
25	All the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground

	Vocab Word			Vocab Word
	#1-5			#11-15
A	Floodplain		A	Natural Event
B	Canyons		B	Sandbar
C	Chemical Weathering		C	Flash Flood
D	Alluvial Fan		D	Erosion
E	Delta		E	Catastrophic Event
	#6-10			#12-20
A	Ground Water		A	Pollution
B	Lichens		B	Hurricane
C	Oxidation		C	Tornado
D	Shoreline		D	Safe Land Use Practice
E	Barrier Island		E	Beach Erosion

	Vocab Word
	#21-25
A	Deposition
B	Aquifer
C	Weathering
D	Surface Water
e	Watershed

	Vocab Word			Vocab Word
	#1-5			#11-15
A	Floodplain		A	Natural Event
B	Canyons		B	Sandbar
C	Chemical Weathering		C	Flash Flood
D	Alluvial Fan		D	Erosion
E	Delta		E	Catastrophic Event
	#6-10			#12-20
A	Ground Water		A	Pollution
B	Lichens		B	Hurricane
C	Oxidation		C	Tornado
D	Shoreline		D	Safe Land Use Practice
E	Barrier Island		E	Beach Erosion

	Vocab Word
	#21-25
A	Deposition
B	Aquifer
C	Weathering
D	Surface Water
e	Watershed

Natural Hazard erosion
Flash Flood discharge
Erosion deposition
Pollution load
Catastrophic event canyons
Hurricane alluvial fan
Tornado floodplain
Beach Erosion delta
Tropical Cyclone wave erosion
Wetlands shoreline
Weathering barrier island
Abrasion sandbar
Physical weathering
Exfoliation
Chemical Weathering
Lichens
Oxidation
Ground Water