Slow Processes
Root wedging is when plant roots break up rocks into smaller pieces. This is an example of what?
WEATHERING
Remember weathering is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces.
What natural disaster occurs when water overflows on normally dry land?
FLOOD
Process in which rock, shells, or other sediments are dropped or settled in new places is called...
DEPOSITION
Keywords: drop, settled.
Which process occurs when water drops rocks or sediments in a different place?
DEPOSITION!
Remember deposition is when materials like rocks and shells are dropped or settled in a different place.
TRUE or FALSE Natural Disasters can have some positive effects.
TRUE
Natural disasters can create more land for new plants to grow. This land usually has more fertile soil.
The sudden sliding of rocks and soil down a hill or mountain is called a...
LANDSLIDE
A glacier picking up broken pieces of rock is an example of what?
EROSION
Remember erosion happens when rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by glaciers, water, wind or gravity.
What type of materials can fuel a wildfire?
DRY OR DEAD LEAVES, PLANTS, SHRUBS, AND GRASS
The movement of weathered rock from one place to another.
EROSION
Keyword: movement
This can collect and freeze in the cracks of rocks, breaking them a part. What is it?
WATER
Remember this is called ice wedging, which also is an example of weathering.
This type of natural disaster usually forms over the ocean.
HURRICANE
Hole in the Earth's surface from which melted rock and gas come out is called a...
VOLCANO
What four things can cause erosion?
Glaciers, Gravity, Wind, Water
This natural disaster can create new islands and other landforms.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION or VOLCANO
The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called...
WEATHERING
Keywords: breaking down