Weathering
Erosion
Rivers
Glaciers
Vocab
100
In this type of weathering, a change of composition occurs creating a new product such as rust.
What is chemical weathering
100
This is the greatest force of erosion
What is gravity
100
What shape do rivers form in landscapes?
What is a "V"
100
Glaciers form this shape in the landscape
What is a "U"
100
The process of breaking down rocks into sediment
What is Weathering
200
The process of oxygen reacting with Iron is called________
What is oxidation
200
this is the movement of large areas of soil or rock
What is mass movement
200
As slope increases, what happens to water velocity
What is increases
200
other than continental glaciers, what are other types of glaciers called that are more commonly found today
What is alpine glaciers
200
The movement of sediment from one place to another
What is Erosion
300
warm, moist climates will experience more of this kind of weathering than dry climates
What is chemical weathering
300
This is the fast movement of ice and snow
What is an avalanche
300
a curve in a river is known as a
What is a meander
300
This is a glacial feature of unsorted sediment that points in the direction the glacier moved
What is a drumlin
300
a type of weathering that changes the apprearance of a material, but no chemical reaction is occurring
What is physical weathering
400
There are ____ number of layers in a soil profile
What is 5
400
This is the main agent of erosion in warm arid climates
What is wind erosion
400
Older rivers have the presence of this that younger rivers do not
What is meanders, flood plains, or oxbow lakes
400
This type of physical weathering removes the outer layers of a material
What is exfoliation
500
the combination of carbon dioxide and water creates this acid
What is carbonic acid
500
Name 1 way in which water can carry material
What is in solution, suspended, or by abrasion
500
What happens to stream velocity as water travels around the inside of a meander
What is slows down or decreases
500
these "grooves" in rocks are caused by glacial erosion
What are striations
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