WED
What is weathering? And what are the agents?
Breaking of rock.
Ice,wind,water
What process leads to the formation of landforms?
WED
What are fossil fuels made from?
Dead plants and animals (organisms)
What are the three types of rocks?
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
What is ice/frost wedging?
When water gets into cracks in rocks and freezes. Over time, the rock starts to split and eventually breaks apart.
What is erosion? What are the agents of erosion?
Taking of rock.
Wind, ice, water
Rushing rapid waters forms this landform.
Canyons
How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?
Millions of years
How do you characterize a sedimentary rock?
By its layers
What is evaporation?
Water vapor or when liquid water is heated by the sun and becomes a gas and rises.
What is deposition? What landform is created from deposition?
Dropping of sediments.
Deltas
What landform is created based on deposition?
Deltas
What is the process of fossil fuels?
dead stuff, heat, pressure, time
Name the order of layers given by the cereal experiment we did in class. Oldest to newest layers. (Not the cereal name)
Coal, sandstone, shale, and sand
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is daily and climate is the averages over 30 years.
What is a large mass of ice moving on water/land? What type of landform can this make?
Glacier
U-shaped valley
How are sand dunes created?
Wind blowing sand and creating mounds
Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable resources? What are some examples of fossil fuels?
They take millions of years to make, too long to be renewable
Coal, oil (petroleum), natural gas
____________ occurs when the weight of sediment and water squeezes sediment grains together. ____________ occurs when minerals fill the spaces between the grains, binding them together.
(Hint: They both start with C and are on your vocab for your study guide)
Compaction; Cementation
How does light behave in a microscope?
It refracts through the lens.
Give an example of how WED can create a landform.
Teacher accepted answers
How are canyons/V-shaped valleys created?
The weathering and erosion by water/rivers.
How do oil fields form?
Dead plants and animals buried for millions of years.
Describe two ways that sandstone can be formed.
Hint: It was on your study guide
Weathered rock particles form layers.
The layers are cemented over time to form rock.
What is condensation?
When gas changes to a liquid.