Weathering
Weathering agent: water that freezes into cracks of rocks; glaciers
What is Ice?
What is the movement of weathered rock and sediment?
Resources that can be replaced in our lifetime or can be produced again in nature.
Renewable resources
Turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth
What is reducing?
Soil that is rich in nutrients will be ________
What is dark?
the definition of weathering
What is the breaking down of rocks?
After rocks have been move, the drop or settle
What is deposition?
Cannot be replaced in our lifetime
What are nonrenewable resources?
Putting your aluminum cans in a different bin other than the trash
What is recycling?
Type of soil that is grainy, water runs through it quickly
What is sand?
Weathering is a __________ process.
What is SLOW?
Two types of formations caused by deposition we learned about.
What are deltas and sand dunes?
cotton, cows, trees, sunlight, wind, water
What are types of renewable resources?
Giving your old clothes and to your younger cousin
What is reuse?
Type of soil that is smooth and holds little water.
What is silt?
The five agents that cause weathering.
What are wind, water, ice, gravity, and plants?
Erosion is a process that happens _________.
What is slowly?
coal, gas, natural gas, oil, petroleum, gems, fossil fuels
What are types of nonrenewable resources?
If you live close to school this is how you can conserve energy
What is walk or ride my bike to school?
Type of soil that is red or brown, holds water, sticky, used to make ceramics
What is clay?
In a dry hot climate like a desert with very little rain, what causes holes to form in rocks?
What is wind?
A way to prevent soil erosion
What is planting trees, crops, flowers, shrubs, etc.?
A resource that some consider renewable and others consider nonrenewable.
What is soil?
This causes harm to the Earth
What is pollution?
Type of soil that contains nutrients to help plants grow, holds in moisture and drains well, humus
What is loam?