| A | B |
|---|
| biosphere | system with all living things |
| geosphere | system including rocks and Earth's interior |
| atmosphere | system including blanket of gases surrounding Earth |
| hydrosphere | system including Earth's waters |
| igneous rock | formed from cooled lava or magma |
| metamorphic rock | formed by heat & pressure deep within Earth |
| sedimentary rock | formed in layers through compaction and cementation |
| weathering | breaking of rock into smaller pieces |
| erosion | carrying away of weathered material |
| deposition | putting weathered material in a new place |
| groundwater | water stored beneath Earth's surface |
| constructive force | building UP Earth's surface |
| destructive force | tearing down Earth's surface |
| mass wasting | rockslide, mudslide, creep, slump |
| alpine glacier | forms between mountains |
| continental glacier/ice sheet | covers an entire surface, i.e. Antarctica |
| young stream | very fast, carries large sediment |
| mature stream | slowing down |
| old stream | very slow |
| delta | deposit that forms where stream enters body of water |
| alluvial fan | deposit that forms where streams reach flat ground |
| weathering, erosion | destructive force |
| deposition | constructive force |
