Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
The process of rock breaking apart
What is weathering?
This may deposit a lot of sand in one area creating dunes, often found near beaches.
What is wind?
All minerals are non-living solids that grow in this type of formation.
What is crystal formation?
These rocks are formed by either magma or lava.
What are igneous rocks?
When you scratch a mineral against a white tile you are trying to determine this.
What is the mineral's streak.
The process of moving weathered rocks from one place to another.
What is erosion?
Grooves carved into rock by slowly moving sheets of ice.
What are glaciers?
Minerals are made up of non-living things called this.
What are elements?
This type of rock can have fossils and layers of different sediment.
What are sedimentary rocks?
When rocks change from one type to another it is known as this:
What is the rock cycle?
The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water.
What is deposition?
The dropped off sediment from water or ice form these at the bottom of a mountain.
What are moraines or alluvial fans?
A minerals ability to scratch another mineral is known as this.
What is hardness?
This type of rock is under intense pressure and often changes form as pressure and heat increases over time.
What are metamorphic rocks?
Water, wind, and sun energy are classified as this type of energy.
What is renewable energy?
The bits of rock, sand, and slit that get deposited in a new location.
What is sediment?
When waves erode rock, cutting all the way through it.
What are sea arches?
We describe the two ways a mineral breaks as either:
What is cleavage or fracture?
Metamorphic and igneous rocks can be transformed into sedimentary rocks through this process.
What is weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Phosphate, limestone, and silica are all natural resources found in Florida that are considered this.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
The four different types of weathering are?
What is flowing water, gravity, living things, and chemical weathering?
This causes rocks and sediment to slide down a slope all at once usually in the form of landslides.
What is gravity?
Three common words we use to describe luster are:
What is earthy, metallic, or glassy?
Metamorphic and sedimentary rocks can be changed into igneous rocks through this process.
What is melting and cooling.
Oil, natural gas, and coal, are types of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are known as this type of energy.
What are nonrenewable resources?