Minerals
Rocks
Erosion, Weathering, Deposition
Soil
Glacial & Wave Erosion
100
What is a mineral
a naturally occurring solid that can form by inorganic processes
100
What are the three groups of rocks
Igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic
100
The process by which rock is broken down over time is called________
weathering
100
Soil is living, true or false
true
100
Which sphere are glaciers a part of?
Cryosphere
200
Three ways we covered that minerals are formed
organically, from solutions and from magma & lave
200
What three things do geologists look at to classify rocks?
Mineral composition, color, texture
200
what does the weathering rate depend on?
type of rock and climate
200
How is soil created?
from broken down rocks and organic matter
200
Where do glaciers only form?
Where more snow falls than melts.
300
Where a mineral is found can alter what two states of the mineral?
temperature and pressure
300
How is an igneous rock formed?
from cooled magma or lava
300
chemical or physical weathering?
physical weathering
300
What is the organic matter that soil is created from?
dead plants and animal remains
300
Glaciers erode from the Earth's surface through the process of __________ and ____________
plucking, abrasion
400
what are the five characteristics a mineral must have?
naturally occurring, solid, forms by inorganic processes, crystal structure and definite chemical composition
400
How is a sedimentary rock formed?
when small particles of rock or remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
400
The dropping of sediment by wind, water, ice or gravity is known as________
erosion
400
what are the 3 properties of soil?
Color, texture and structure
400
Through weathering & erosion, waves break down rock and move sand and other sediments through_______.
a. wave erosion
b. wave deposition
c. glacial deposition
d. glacial plucking
wave erosion
500
List the 8 properties of a mineral
color, streak, luster, hardness, density, crystal structure, cleavage & fracture, special physical properties
500
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
when rock is changed by heat or pressure
500
The movement of sediment from one place to another is the process of _______
deposition
500
What are the five factors of soil formation?
climate, organisms, topography, parent material and time
500
What three landforms formed by wave deposition?
beach, sand bar, barrier island