Weathering
The breakdown of rock.
What is weathering?
The removal of weathered material from one location to another
What is erosion?
Deposition is a kind of process
What is a constructive process?
____ are formed when less resistant rock is eroded away and only the strong rock is left in a pillar
What is a hoodoo?
Wave action and glacier melting can leave behind ______ and rocks
What is sediment?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Water, wind, and ice are causes of weathering.
What are weathering agents?
As sediment is transported during erosion it can become sorted based on what?
What is size?
The layering down or settling of eroded material.
What is deposition?
____ are formed by glacial erosion
What are valleys?
An _______, an apron of sediments, forms when a stream from a steep, narrow canyon onto a flat plain at the bottom of the mountain
What is an alluvial fan?
Weathering breaks down rocks into ____, without changing the chemical composition.
What are sediments?
The speed of which erosion occurs.
What is rate of erosion?
Ex. Swamps, Deltas, Beaches, and ocean floor. (Name of it)
What are depositional environments?
Lanky landforms that come out of the ground
What are hoodoos?
2 Physical features of landforms made by deposition.
What is flat and low-lying?
Weathering can break down less ____ part of rock, and leave more _____ parts of rocks.
What is resistant?
Sediment is often well-sorted when it has been moved by...
What is wind or waves?
The 2 kinds of environments that sediment is deposited.
What are high-energy and low-energy environments?
Pounds of rock in Arizona that have been eroded away, and leave exposed layered rock
What are Teppes?
Water can slow due to ______ at the bottom and edges of river channel
What is friction?
The four different sizes of sediments
What are sand, silt, clay, and gravel?
The shapes of of the rocks change when they bump against each other during erosion.
What is rounding?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Sediment deposited in water typically forms in layers.
What are "beds"?
Landforms created by erosion are usually have certain features
What is tall and jagged?
Narrow deposits called ____ and ______ can be left behind
What are eskers and moraines?