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Weathering
Erosion
Rivers
Glaciers
Vocabulary
100
This type of weathering changes the appearance of a rock, but no chemical change occurrs
What is physical weathering
100
The greatest force of erosion
What is gravity
100
When water erodes a river it forms this distinct shape
What is a V
100
Glaciers carve this shape in the landscape
What is a U
100
The removal of the outer layers of a material
What is exfoliation
200
Repeated cycle of freezing and thawing
What is frost action
200
this is a fast sudden movement of saturated soil
What is a mudslide
200
Name 1 thing that can increase the velocity of water in a stream
What is slope or amount of water
200
These types of glaciers were present 10,000 years ago and covered much of the earth
What are continental glaciers
200
slow movement of material over a long period of time
What is creep
300
a reaction that occurs when iron and oxygen react
What is oxidation
300
In a meandering stream, the fastest water is moving along the INSIDE or OUTSIDE of the curve
What is outside
300
this is a large boulder that was carried by a glacier and left behind
What is an erratic
300
scratches or grooves found in bedrock from glacial action
What are striations
400
acid rain reacts with limestone bedrock to form these features
What are caves
400
When a river carries dissolved materials it is said to be carrying it in_____________
What is solution
400
If a river is flowing straight, where is the water velocity the fastest?
What is the center
400
this is a pile of unsorted sediment that points in the direction the glacier was moving
What is a drumlin
400
low, flat lands also known as lowlands
What is a plain
500
the acid formed when carbon is dissolved in water
What is carbonic acid
500
Wind eroded features have this kind of appearance
What is angular or pitted
500
when a stream cuts through a meander, and the water is rerouted, this feature is formed
What is an oxbow lake
500
These features were formed from large pieces of ice breaking off and settling into the ground
What are kettle lakes
500
The rolling, scraping, and bouncing of materials along a surface
What is abrasion