Weathering
The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rock.
What is weathering.
What type of erosion are hot, dry areas most prone to?
What is wind erosion?
The process by which material is laid down is called..
What is deposition?
What is a mass of deposited material in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream called?
What is a delta?
What is deposited or added to a landform?
What is sediment?
Acid rain breaking down rock is an example of....
What is chemical weathering
Name two agents of erosion.
What are wind and gravity?
What is responsible for deposition?
What are two of Floridas landforms?
What are hills and ridges?
What is chemical weathering?
Oxidation is an example of which type of weathering?
What is chemical weathering?
Name one factor that affects how materials are deposited.
What is sediment size?
What landform is carved out of a river?
What is a V-shaped valley?
What is an area along a river that forms from sediment deposited when the river overflows its banks called?
What is a flood plain?
This is the driving force of erosion.
What is gravity?
When happens when water slows down or the wind stops blowing?
What is they do not have enough energy to carry sediment and the sediment settles?
What is the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope called?