windy things
Which particles can wind move most easily???
Silt
what is a large moving mass of ice
glacier
What is the downslope movement of loose sediment and rock by the force of gravity is called?
mass movement
rill-erosion
type of weathering involves changes in the size and shape of the rocks?
physical weathering
move sediment uphill
what percentage of Earth's surface is covered by glaciers?
10%
All mass movements occur on...
a slope
What happens if a river enters an ocean?
River deposit large amounts of sediments at the entranced of the ocean
When rocks undergo chemical changes as the result of chemical reactions it is called?
chemical weathering
What are dunes a result of???
wind deposition
What are landslides called when the material being moved downslope is snow?
avalanches
What underlying force causes all forms of mass movement?
gravity
What does the ocean currents wave and tides do to the continents edges???
They carves out cliffs
The loose covering of broken rock particles and decaying organic matter that covers bedrock
soil
What is the lowering of the land surface due to wind removing particles called?
deflation
What are glaciers that move over older moraines and from the material into elongated landforms called?
drumlins
What is the process most commonly follows weathering?
erosion
How does beaches and sandbars get formed?
Deposition of sand particles by the ocean
2 variables control how fast a soil forms?
type of parent rock and climate
A rock that has been shaped by wind blown sediments?
vendifact
What are ridges consisting of till deposition by glaciers called?
moraines
What is the slow, steady, downhill flow of loose material called?
creep
What happens when a channel gets deep and wide???
Rill-erosion evolves into gully erosion
How are soil texture classified?
grain size