The act by which Earth material is broken down into smaller pieces
What is physical weathering
100
This is what waves make when they break into smaller pieces
What is sand
100
Mt. Rushmore was built out of granite because of this problem
What is erosion
100
This is mechanical
weathering has caused the rock
to “peel” in sheets. This was
caused by contracting and
expanding during heating and
cooling in the temperature
What is Exfoliation
100
A sea arch is formed when ____ happens
what is formed when a wave cuts completely through the rock in the sea cave
200
Ice
wind
gravity
plants
animals
What is the agents of mechanical weathering
200
this is produced when the expansion of water upon freezing
What is ice wedging
200
This process strips away the soil of nutrient rich top soil and deposits it in other areas
What is soil erosion
200
In this landform in Central Texas, rainwater mixes with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and soils to form carbonic acid (H2CO3), which acts to dissolve away limestone.
What is Edwards Plateau
200
This usually indicates that glaciers once covered an area
What does a u-shaped valley indicate
300
This occurs when lichen slowly break down a rock
What is chemical weathering
300
This is a common offshore deposit
What is a sandbar
300
This is the act in which earth is worn away, often by water, wind, or ice
What is erosion
300
In this area their is low vegetation, so high wind erosion
What is High Plains
300
this is a giant moving mass
What is a glacier
400
This contributes to the weathering of rocks
What is wind, water and, gravity
400
This loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur
What is loess
400
During this process transportation by wind, water, or ice, particles bounce and are scrapped against
other objects
What is abrasion
400
This landform was formed by Water erosion from the
Rio Grande River
What is Big Bend
400
These are mounds of sand deposited by wind
What is dunes
500
Growing roots enlarge joint openings and is therefore a process associated with this
What is physical weathering
500
this is an offshore column of rock that was once connected to the main land
What is a sea stack
500
This land form usually moves in the direction of the wind
What is the direction dunes usually move in
500
This island has Wave action, a cause of weathering, erosion
and deposition, is constant along the Texas
Coastline
What is Galveston island
500
This is the process by which rock materials broken down by the action of physical or chemical means