What's It Mean?
The strongest agent of erosion.
What is water/ moving water?
What type of soil has the smallest grain size?
What is clay?
What is deposition?
The process by which a rock's composition is changed.
What is chemical weathering?
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and freezes, it expands and causes ___________.
What is frost wedging?
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is slowly?
________ is the decayed remains of plants and animals.
What is humus?
The physical changes of rock being worn down.
What is mechanical weathering?
Many rills over time lead to a ___________.
What is a gully?
Deposition causes a ________ to form at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
_________________ is a mixture of sand, silt, clay, and humus?
What is loam?
A cave formation that forms from chemical weathering and grows down from the ceiling.
What is a stalactite?
What type of soil is best for growing plants?
What is loam?
What type of soil has the largest particle size?
What is gravel?
________________ is the slow breaking apart or wearing away of rock into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
____________ is made up of bits of rocks, minerals, humus, air, and water.
What is soil?
The sudden movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill is a landslide and is caused by___________.
What is gravity?
The weakest agent of erosion.
What is wind?
What layer of soil do plants grow best in?
What is topsoil?
________________ is the top horizon and is full of humus.
What is O?
A cave formation that builds from the cave floor by chemical weathering.
What is a stalagmite?