Weathering
Mass Movement
Soil
Earth's Structure
Earthquakes
100
breakdown through physical forces
What is mechanical weathering?
100
downhill movement of water, rock and soil
What is a mudflow?
100
curvature of the water surface
What is a meniscus?
100
mantle
What is the thickest layer of earth?
100
point in earth where the Earthquake starts
What is a focus?
200
changing through chemical means
What is chemical weathering?
200
landslide, mudflow, or creep
Name 2 types of mass movement.
200
when water penetrates into soil
What is infiltration?
200
crust and upper mantle
Where is the lithosphere located?
200
fractures in Earth where movement has occurred
What is a fault?
300
accumulation of rock debris at the base of a cliff
What is talus?
300
process that moves sediment downhill
What is mass movement?
300
4
How many components does soil have?
300
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
Name the 4 layers of Earth's Structure from inside out
300
destructive waves caused by underwater earthquakes
What causes a tsunami?
400
a. control frost wedging b. vegetation c. polar region d. all of the above
What are three ways climatic factors of temperature and moisture affect the rate of weathering?
400
natural forces that move by weather, rock, and soil
Describe Erosion
400
-mineral matter -broken down rock -organic matter -humus
What are the 4 major components of soil?
400
solid iron-nickel alloy
What is the inner core made up of?
400
record earthquake waves
What do seismographs do?
500
slabs of outer rock that separate like layers
What is exfoliation?
500
process by which wind removes surface materials
Define deflation.
500
section showing all of a soil's horizons
What is a soil profile?
500
similar metallic meteorites
What is the core made up of?
500
loose sediments saturated with water
What is liquification?
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