Vocabulary
Glaciers
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
100
Smaller pieces of rock such as, pebbles and sand are the result from bigger rocks being weathered, and broken down. The term for these smaller pieces is......
What is sediment
100
Glaciers are responsible for a) erosion b) weathering c) deposition d) all of the above
What is D? All of the above.
100
Define weathering: The __________________ of rock through physical or chemical forces.
What is the breaking down of rock.
100
What keywords describe erosion: When weathered rock is ________________ to a different location.
What is taken away.
100
Define deposition: When rock is ____________ in a new location.
What is dropped or placed.
200
The grinding of one rock against another. The term for this is......
What is abrasion?
200
What are the two types of glaciers?
What are Valley (a.k.a. Alpine) and continental glaciers?
200
The Statue of Liberty is copper. Over time that copper has turned green as a result of __________________.
What is chemical weathering.
200
A type of mass movement where rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope.
What is a landslide?
200
When a river moves sediment to a location and drops it at its mouth these often form....
What is a delta.
300
What is the term for porous rock that allows gas or liquid to pass through it.
What is permeable?
300
Greenland is an example of what type of glacier?
What is a continental glacier?
300
Iron combines with the oxygen in water to form this ______________. It usually produces red streaks in iron rich rock. 100 Extra points if you can provide the elemental symbol for iron.
What is a rust or iron oxide? Fe is the symbol for iron on the periodic table.
300
This force or law is an agent of erosion. It is what is responsible for everything not floating into space. The law of _______________. Hint: Issac Newton discovered this law.
What is gravity?
300
A mound of sediment left by a glacier is.....
What is a moraine?
400
Another term for dissolved carbon dioxide
What is carbonic acid
400
What long term period in the Earth's history had excessive frigid temps, extremely low sea levels and is known for its extensive glacial ice growth. Hint: Cape Cod was formed when it ended and when the glaciers retreated.
What is the last Ice Age.
400
The action when water creeps into rocks, freezes, expands and breaks them apart.
What is ice wedging.
400
When glaciers abrade the surface, often these streaks in bedrock can be seen glacial ______________.
What are striations.
400
What is tom brady's jersey number?
What is 12.
500
Wood's Hole is an example of a glacial moraine. However, the land that MPS is sitting upon right now is the result of a melting glacier that carried some of this sediment away. This land is called an ______________ plain.
What is an outwash plain.
500
Massive, out of place boulders that have been moved and are deposited in random locations by glaciers are called...
What are glacial erratics.
500
Lichen and animals that burrow holes in soil are both forms of this specific type of weathering that falls under both physical and chemical weathering?
What is biological weathering?
500
When glaciers move over a surface they may make the bedrock smooth and glossy this is called glacial _________.
What is glacial polish.
500
Who are the Patriots playing in the playoffs first..
Who are the Ravens.
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