weathering in which a chemical change takes places in the rock or rock particles.
100
what does deposition mean?
an accurate account of an event or a process.
100
what is the definition of esker?
a long ridge of stratified drift left behind when glaciers retreats.
100
what is the definition of GSP?
global positioning a system; a network of orbiting satellites that constantly broadcast radio signal allowing anyone on Earth with a GPS receiver to determine his or her altitude, longitude, and latitude.
100
what is the definition of mass wasting?
the downslope movement of sediment because of gravity
200
what does constructive force mean?
a natural geological process that makes minerals, rocks, and landforms.
200
what does destructive force mean?
a natural geological process that wears down landforms, rocks, and minerals, and carries the bits and pieces to different places on land and sea.
200
what is the definition of estuary?
an area where the wide mouth of a river meets the tidal waters of an ocean.
200
what is the definition of ground moraine?
broad plains of tilt left by a retreating edge of a glacier.
200
what is the definition of mechanical weathering?
the physical disintegration of rock into smaller fragments.
300
what does contour interval?
the difference in elevation between contour lines; shows how much you would ascend or descend every time you went from one contour line to another.
300
what is the definition of drumlin?
long mounds of glaciers drift that run parallel to the path of the glaciers retreat.
300
what is the definition of frost wedging?
the mechanical breakup of rock caused by the expansion of freezing water in cracks and crevices.
300
what is the definition of ground moraine?
broad plains of tilt left by a retreating edge of a glacier.
300
what is the definition of moraine?
a structure made of sediment dropped by a glacier.
400
what is the definition of contour line?
a line on a map that connects places that have the same elevation above sea level.
400
what is the definition of erosion?
the physical movement of weathered material, as by water, wind, ice, and so on.
400
what is the definition of GIS?
a geographic information system; a computer system that lets scientist store, share, analyze, information.
400
what is the definition of horizon?
a layer in a soil profile.
400
what is the definition of outwash plain?
a region where glaciers melt has created streams that dry up and deposit sediment
500
what is the definition of contour maps?
a map that shows the different elevation of an area of land, a topographical map.
500
what is the definition of erratic?
individual boulders dropped by a glacier that are often made of igneous and metamorphic rock.
500
what is the definition of glacier?
a huge mass of ice that does not completely melt over the course of a year.
500
what is the definition of kame?
a large mound of stratified drift left by a retreating glacier.
500
what is the definition of pore spaces?
in soil, a network of holes that lets air and water circulate.