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Transcript of Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE 68588-0111.
http://www.physics.unl.edu/~fulcrum/
Department of Physics & AstronomyUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln NE [email protected]
Earth Changing Surface JeopardyCory Ross
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Earth’s Surface
Weathering
Soil Formation & Conservation
Earth’s Changing Surface
Water Erosion
The science that describes the shape of the
land
Nebraska’s dominant landform. Hint: rolling land
A landform with high elevation and large relief
The sphere that includes the rocky outer layer of the
Earth
The sphere that includes the 5
Kingdoms of life (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi
and protists)
The process that breaks down
rock
Weathering caused by
heating and cooling
Weathering caused by plant
growth
Weathering caused by acid
rain
Weathering caused by abrasion
The loose material on the Earth’s surface
Plowing that does not disturb
soil and plant cover
Organisms that break down
living things to form soil
The materials that make up soil
(5)
The horizons that form above
bedrock
The movement of weathered
rock
The laying down of
sediment
The mass movement that is rapid flow of soil
and water
The mass movement that is a sudden drop of one large mass of rock
The mass movement that is slow
movement of rock and soil down a
gentle slope
The remaining water that moves over the Earth’s
surface
A large channel formed from many
rills
The land area from which a river and tributaries collect
water
Energy that is stored for later
use
A glacier that covers a large continent or
island
From the visual: name the three
labeled structures
Final Round