The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is_________.
What is weathering?
100
The process of carrying away weathered material is _____________.
What is erosion?
100
The amount of each kind of particle in the soil makes up this.
What is soil texture?
100
________________ is the process of breaking down the lithosphere by wind, water, ice plants, animals or chemical change.
What is weathering?
100
Name at least two kinds of organic mechanical weathering.
What is root pry, animals burrowing, and people digging (with or without machines)?
200
What are the two types of weathering?
What is mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?
200
Running water can cause smaller streams to flow into a main river. They are called ____________.
What are tributaries?
200
Mixture of weathered rock, decayed organic material, mineral fragments, water, and air is called ___________.
What is soil?
200
_______________ is all the layers that make up the soil in an area.
What is the soil profile?
200
Ice wedging is a form of erosion caused by ___________.
What is water freezing and thawing? OR What is ice?
300
Name at least three kinds of mechanical weathering?
What is temperature (exfoliation), ice wedging, organic activity, gravity and abrasion?
300
A landslide is an example of erosion caused by __________.
What is gravity?
300
The material that has decaying plant and animal remains is called ___________________.
What is humus?
300
The repeated change from hot to cold may cause the rocks to peel or flake layers that are parallel to the rock's surface. This peeling or flaking is known as ______________.
What is exfoliation?
300
Which kind of climate causes the fastest rate of weathering?
What is hot and wet?
400
Name at least two kinds of chemical weathering.
What is oxidation, carbonation, acid rain, and plant acids?
400
An agent of erosion that causes a sand dune to move from one place to another is ____________.
What is wind?
400
What is the parent material of soil called?
What is bedrock?
400
This is the process in which sediment is dropped in another location.
What is deposition?
400
_____________ is a chemical weathering process that occurs as minerals are exposed to air and water, and causes some metals (such as iron) to rust?
What is oxidation?
500
Name three things that affect the rate of weathering.
What is the type of rock, condition of the rock, pollution (acid rain) and climate?
500
Name four agents of erosion.
What is water, ice, wind, and gravity?
500
The process by which nutrients and minerals in soil are moved to a lower horizon or washed away is ____________.
What is leaching?
500
___________ is a type of mechanical weathering which is the wearing away by solid particles carried by wind, water or other forces.
What is abrasion?
500
Acid rain slowly dissolves statues and buildings. What is this action a good example of?