Erosion
"P" words
Dynamic Crust
The Sun
This and That
100
The number one agent of erosion
What is running water
100
this is not effected by particle size
What is porosity
100
Continental crust is thick and made of this
What is granite
100
As the sets, the length of a shadow does this.
What is get longer
100
Mineral properties depend on this
What is internal atomic arrangement of the atoms
200
the number one force of erosion
What is gravity
200
As particle size increases this increases
What is permeability
200
Mountains form at this kind of plate boundary
What is convergent
200
The Earth is closer to the sun in this Northern Hemisphere season.
What is winter
200
The altitude of Polaris equals this
What is your latitude
300
A glacial valley is this shape
What is U
300
this decreases with increasing altitude
What is pressure
300
new crust is created at this type of boundary
What is divergent
300
The sun's energy reaches earth as this
What is UV or shortwave radiation
300
This particles settle out first when deposited in water
What is large, round and dense
400
In a stream, the water is the fastest here
What is on the outside of the meander bend or if there's a steep slope
400
This occurs mostly in cold, humid climates (good for frost action)
What is Physical weathering
400
These move the plates
What is convection currents
400
This time of day when the sun's ray's are the most direct
What is 12:00pm (noon)
400
When a rock is broken into smaller pieces, surface area and weathering rate both do this
What is increase
500
Stream velocity depends on slope and this
What is volume of water
500
The coriolis effect and this prove the earth rotates
What is Foucault's pendulum
500
this kind of crust is thin and most dense
What is oceanic crust
500
This kind of surface is best at absorbing energy from the sun
What is rough and dark
500
Isolines look like this when the slope or gradient is steep
What is close together
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