Weathering
Erosion
More Erosion
Deposition
Groundwater
Landscapes
Bonus
100
Acid rain is an example of:
A. Physical Weathering
B. Chemical Weathering
B. Chemical Weathering
100
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
Erosion
100
How does abrasion change the shape of sediments?
It causes sediments to bump into each other, rounding the corners off over time.
100
When sediments settle down on a location.
Deposition
100
What is water that infiltrates the ground?
Groundwater
100
What are the 3 classifications of landscapes?
Mountains, plateaus, plains
100
What is the name of my dog?
Indy
200
Ice wedging is an example of:
A. Physical Weathering
B. Chemical Weathering
B. Physical Weathering
200
When sediments carried away have different sizes, it is known as a ________ sediments.
poorly sorted
200
Streams move _______ where there is erosion taking place.
the fastest
200
A growing pile of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river.
delta
200
True or False
The larger the particle size, the greater the capillarity.
false
200
What drainage pattern is this?
Dendritic
200
What is kind of breakage does this mineral have? (Quartz)
Fracture
300
Which type of weathering is illustrated:
Chemical
300
This forces moves sediment in a landslide or a mudflow downwards.
gravity
300
Valley glaciers leave this shape valley behind
u shaped valleys
300
What sediment type commonly stays in suspension the longest? I need a specific sediment name.
clay
300
In general, soils with _______ sediment sizes and large pore spaces have high permeability
Large
300
What is the name of the process that moves eroded material along the coastline. It involves waves hitting a beach at an angle.
Longshore drift
300
What is bedrock?
The solid rock underlying soil/sediments.
400
Which type of weathering is illustrated:
Physical
400
Name 4 agents of erosion.
wind, water, ice, gravity
400
Name a difference between weathering and erosion.
weathering makes things smaller, and erosion moves it
400
Large piles of sediment that are leftover from glaciers when they melt. They will occasionally indicate how far a glacier travelled.
Moraines
400
Well-sorted sediments have _________ porosity High/low
⚬ Unsorted sediments have _________ porosity. High/low
high
low
400
What drainage pattern is this?
rectangular
400
What type of rock is this?
Metamorphic
500
What specific type of chemical weathering turns feldspar into kaolinite ?
Potassium Feldspar
500
List 3 factors affecting the rate of erosion.
climate, weather, topography, type of rocks
500
These landforms consist of unsorted sediments deposited by a glacier in a teardrop shape. They indicate a glaciers movement direction.
Drumlins
500
Give example of a depositional environment. Be specific
River beds, mouths of rivers/streams, oceans, etc
500
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What are 2 factors that would increase runoff?
and
What are 2 factors that would decrease runoff?
500
What drainage pattern would form here?
annular
500
What are the two concepts that combined to form Plate Tectonic Theory?
Sea floor spreading and continental drift
600
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1. What specific process turns this mineral (hematite) into this reddish brown color?
2. How could you speed up this reaction?
600
What are two bedrock surface features that a glacier will leave behind AND which was indicates a glacier's movement direction?
Glacial polish
Glacial striations ( direction )
600
Describe how an oxbow lake forms
AS rivers flow and meander over time, two curves touch each other and seal off an old bend. This old bend is an oxbow lake.
600
What are two different ways a glacier can sort sediments? Explain both.
various
600
If sediments have the same packing, shape, and volume, porosity will __________ if the size of sediments is changed.
stay the same
600
What does a terminal moraine tell you about a glacier's movement?
And
What is the name of a terminal moraine here in New York
It tells you how far the glacier moved.
Long island
600
What are the 5 characteristics of a mineral?
Naturally occurring
Inorganic
Solid
Definite chemical composition
Orderly arrangement of atoms