Earths Sphere
All of the matter, energy, and processes within Earths boundary
Earth System
which of the following can physical weathering not create.
A. Sea Cliffs
B. Waves
C. Wave cut platforms
B. Waves
What is chemical weathering?
The breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions, Such as oxygen in the air and acids.
Is the process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another
Erosion
What is the process by which eroded material is dropped
Deposion
Made of hot, very slow-flowing, solid rock
Mantle
Are animal actions agents of physical weathering.
True or False
True
What is oxidation?
the process where which other chemicals combine with oxygen.
About how many years does it take for bolder to break down in many pieces.
Millions of years
The streams often deposit their loads in a fan-shaped pattern called...
Delta
What is the crust beneath the ocean is called and only 5 to 10km thick
Oceanic crust
Which 2 factors does rock depend on to erode?
Wave energy and rock hardness
What does color change symbolize?
A chemical reaction has taken place.
What is the measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance?
Gradient
The water located within the rocks below Earth‘s surface
Groundwater
What is the most solid, rocky part of Earth
Geosphere
What is Ice Wedging?
when Water repeatably gets into cracks causing the cracks to expand.
What is acid precipitation?
When stronger acids fall to earth.
How does erosion occur at the beach?
When the wave comes out it takes sand with it
An is a fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land.
Alluvial fan
Twice as dense as the mantle.
Core
What is the difference between physical weathering and chemical weathering.
Physical weathering is temperature changes, pressure changes, plant and animal actions, water, wind,and gravity.
Chemical weathering is the the breakdown of rocks by chemical reaction.
How does rust occur?
Rust occurs when iron in rocks and soils combine quickly with oxygen that is dissolved in water.
How long did it take for the Grand Canyon to get eroded To make it steep?
6 million years
Many layers of deposited sediment can form a flat area called a...
Floodplain