Changing Landforms 변화하는 지형 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Changing Landforms 변화하는 지형 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

island

noun : an area of land surrounded by water

 

continent

noun : one of the main divisions of land on Earth, including Africa, South America, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Antarctica

core

noun : the central, innermost, or most important part of something

crust

noun : the thin outer layer of Earth's surface

delta

noun : an area of land shaped like a triangle formed by sediment at the mouth of a river

dune

noun : a hill of sand formed by wind

earthquake

noun : the shaking of Earth's crust caused by underground vibrations

erosion

noun : the gradual wearing away of rock or soil by water, wind, or ice

fossil

noun : the remains of a plant or animal that turned to stone over time

glacier

noun : a large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow that is found year round and that slowly moves downhill

highlands

noun : areas with many mountains; land that is high above sea level

landform

noun : a natural formation on Earth's surface, such as a valley, plateau, mountain, plain, or hill

landmass

noun : a large area of land, such as a continent

levee

noun : a ridge or raised area that prevents a river from overflowing

magma

noun : melted, liquid rock beneath Earth's surface

plates

noun : the large sheets of rock that make up Earth's crust

sediment

noun : particles of dirt and rock that are carried by water, wind, or ice and deposited elsewhere

subterranean

adjective : underground

volcano

noun : a place in Earth's crust where gases, ash, and lava spew onto the surface

weathering

noun : the process of wearing away or otherwise changing Earth's surface by exposure to natural forces

 

convection current

noun : a series of circular motions that occur in substances when heating and cooling happen together

deposition

noun : the act or process by which wind or water sets down sediment

igneous rock

noun : rock formed by the hardening of hot, molten magma

mantle

noun : the semi-solid layer of Earth that lies between the crust and the core

metamorphic rock

noun : rock formed by exposing igneous or sedimentary rock to extreme heat and pressure

moraine

noun : piles of soil and rocks scraped up and deposited by a glacier as it recedes

plate tectonics

noun : a geological theory explaining the movement of Earth's crust

rock cycle

noun : the series of changes that rock undergoes as it cycles between different forms

sedimentary rock

noun : rock formed when sediment is compacted