Name: __________________________________ Date: _______ Hour: ____
Earth Processes and Rock Layers Notes
Slide 1:
Erosion
Slide 2:
Mountain
Building
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Erosion is the ________________ away of material
through _____________________ and
____________________.
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The process of ______________ can expose
(___________) layers of rock.
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Slide 4:
Rocks &
Geologic
Time
Slide 5:
Glaciers
Mountain building occurs when 2 ______________
plates of equal _________________ collide.
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The plates crush together, causing land to
be __________________ up and break.
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The _____________________ and study of rock
layers is used for the _____________________ of
geologic __________________.

Glaciers are _____________ moving masses of
______________ formed from compacted layers
of ___________________.
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Glaciers ____________ and change with
________________________ change, gravity,
and high _________________.

Glaciers carve out _______________________.

Glaciers move ______________ out of
mountains.

Erosion, __________________ building, and
___________________ movement change the
surface of the ____________ and earth materials
to form ______________.

Rock ________________ are used to show the
___________________ time and _____________
of the Earth.
Mountain building _______________ the
shape of Earth’s __________________.
Slide 3:
Mountains
and Erosion
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Over time all _____________ will crumble through
____________________.
Mountain _______________ will eventually
become _________________ hills.
Slide 6:
Changes to
Earth’s
Surface