Chapter 2 Terms
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
1.
h
u
Partially decomposed organic matter
3.
s
d
Tiny grains found on beaches
4.
d
i
m
n
Matter that has been deposited by some natural process
5.
u
r
e
The physical composition of something
6.
d
t
A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body
7.
e
o
i
t
n
The natural process of laying down a ___ of something
8.
f
o
d
p
i
A low ___ adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to ___
9.
o
a
A quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
10.
o
a
i
Accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
11.
r
a
s
o
The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
13.
r
v
y
Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
14.
e
r
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
16.
g
a
i
A slowly moving mass of ice
17.
o
p
o
The layer of soil on the surface
18.
s
b
i
The layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
19.
r
c
k
Solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
23.
e
n
s
Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together (plural)