What Am I?
What caused me?
(Factors/Agents)
(Factors/Agents)
Evidence of Weathering, Erosion & Deposition
Soil
Random
100
I am the natural process of breaking down rocks.
Weathering
100
I am ripples in the sand. What caused me?
Wind
100
What evidence from this photo shows weathering, erosion and deposition occurred? Be specific.
The puddles.
100
What is the most nutrient filled horizon of soil called?
Topsoil
100
What is WED an acronym for?
Weathering, erosion, and deposition.
200
The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, wind or living things.
Erosion
200
I am a whole in Earth's surface. I was weathered by an agent/factor. What caused me?
Plant Growth
200
A longshore current could create what type of environment of deposition?
A barrier island or beach
200
What are the layers of soil called?
Horizons
200
What comes from the pollution created by humans?
Acid Precipitation or Acid Rain
300
When particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location
Deposition
300
I am soil being "washed" away on the ground. What caused me?
Rain and/or water.
300
What are the primary agents of deposition?
Water, wind, ice, and gravity.
300
How is soil formed?
Weathered rock and organic material
300
What specific process is this an example of?
Chemical Weathering (Oxidation)
400
Acidic waters pounding against a canyon wall and changing it's structure.
Chemical Weathering
400
I am a bunch of bones deposited in a hole, of eroded soil. What agent/factor could have cause me?
I did it!!! Animal Action
400
What does deposition do to the environment?
It forms landforms from the sediment that is relocated.
400
How does each soil layer differ based on it's position?
Each layer can be different in color, thickness, and composition
400
True or False. Living things can both cause and prevent Earth's changing surfaces.
True
500
Water freezing in the cracks of rocks and expanding.
Ice wedging
500
I am a tree ripped out of the ground. Based on evidence from this photo (look closely) what caused me?
Human Activity (Deforestation).
500
Geological processes, along with the help of the Colorado River, formed me over a very long time? What am I? Be specific.
The Grand Canyon
500
Why is humus important to soil formation?
Provides nutrients to the soil which makes it fertile
500
What environment of deposition to this represent?
Barrier Island