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Examples
Vocabulary
100
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
100
Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. True or False
What is True?
100
Volcanoes change Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is quickly?
100
Which conditions would speed the process of chemical weathering the most? a. The Sahara Desert (hot and dry) b. The Amazon Rainforest (hot and humid) c. The Frozen Tundra in Canada (cold and dry) d. Seattle, WA in the Winter (cold and humid)
What is B?
100
Small pieces that break off of rocks.
What is sediments?
200
The process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.
What is ice wedging?
200
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.
What is freezes?
200
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is slowly?
200
Lichens grow on the surface of a rock, causing a chemical reaction. Is this an example of mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, or deposition?
What is chemical weathering?
200
Gigantic formations of ice that do not completely melt over the course of a year.
What is a glacier?
300
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
What is erosion?
300
Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)
What is smaller?
300
Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.
What is False?
300
Wind blows dust from the Gobi Desert to Russia. Is this an example of mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, or deposition?
What is erosion?
300
Layers of sediment form at the bottom of Lake Superior. Is this an example of mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, or deposition?
What is a deposition?
400
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.
What are glaciers?
400
Fast flowing rivers can pick up and carry rocks (far/short) distances.
What is far?
400
Water can weather rock by: A. eroding soil B. by freezing and melting
What is freezing and melting?
400
Ice freezes and thaws over and over, making a crack in your sidewalk larger and larger. Is this an example of mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, or deposition?
What is mechanical weathering?
400
When rocks are broken down by wind, water or ice
What is PHYSICAL weathering?
500
The process where rocks are broken down by chemical reactions, such as acid
What is chemical weathering?
500
All of the following are forces that change landforms EXCEPT: a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers c. physical features
What is physical features?
500
Landslides are quick changes to the land. They can be caused by: A. magma and rain B. gravity and rain
What is gravity and rain?
500
Loess comes to rest to form a hill. Is this an example of mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, erosion, or deposition?
What is deposition?
500
When rocks are broken down by acid rain?
What are CHEMICAL weathering?
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