Earths
Spheres
Spheres
What does Cryosphere mean?
Frozen Water and Ice.
What is pressure change an example of?
Physical Weathering .
What is Chemical Weathering?
When rocks change in appearance and Comp due to reactions with oxygen and acid.
What is Erosion?
Water that carries Broken down rocks from place to place.
What is a shoreline?
The line where a body of water and land meet.
What does the prefix Geo mean?
Geo means rock.
How does Temperature affect Physical weathering
Temperture Affects Physical Weathering by causing rocks to expand when hot, and to contract when cold.
Why does Acid Rain affect Chemical Weathering?
Acid rain falls onto rocks causing them to break down.
What is deposition?
Water drops broken down rock in place and it gets collected.
How are Deltas Formed?
Deltas are formed when a river is carrying a load empties into a larger body of water.
What is all the liquid water on earth
Hydrosphere.
What is Physical Weathering?
Process that rocks break down into Smaller Pieces.
Why does acid in groundwater affect Chemical weathering?
Acid in groundwater gets into rock cracks and after many years it can make a cave.
A change in elevation.
What is meander?
When erosion causes a river to curve.
What is the prefix Bio mean?
It means Life
How do plants affect Physical Weathering
When the roots get into the cracks and the plant grows it cracks open the rock.
How do rocks with oxygen affect Chemical Weathering?
They react with oxygen and change colors called oxidation. Oxygen is in the air and water. Iron turns into rust.
What does load mean?
Materials carried by a steam.
How do currents Travel?
They travel parallel to the shoreline and it is cause d by wave hitting on an angle.
What is the Earths System?
It is all the matter and energy in the earth.
How does Animal Actions affect Physical Weathering?
Animal dig and push rocks to the surface.
How does Acid in living things affect Chemical Weathering?
Lichen and Moss grow in rocks releasing acid.
What is Discharge?
Amount of water in a stream.
how are Sandbars and Barrier islands created ?
Waves take material from the shore and deposit them offshore.