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Landforms
Erosion
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Topo Maps
100
Sediments deposited by a glacier
What is till
100
Movement of sediment from one place to another
What is erosion
100
This produces smaller rock pieces that have a different mineral makeup than the rock they came from
What is chemical weathering
100
Mechanical weathering can actually wear away this
What is mountains
100
The highs and lows of earth's surface; changes in elevation
What is relief
200
This type of mountain is caused by compression
What is folded mountain
200
Examples of landforms created by erosion
What is valleys, plateaus, plains, canyons
200
Water, oxygen, CO2, living things, and acid rain are the ________________
What is iron
200
One way mechanical weathering can make cracks in rocks bigger and break them apart
What is freezing and thawing
200
A representation of something (Earth, stars, solar system)
What is a map
300
A channel in the soil formed by rainfall erosion
What is gully
300
Gravity causes erosion by _________ that can be rapid or slow
What is mass movement
300
Rocks containing this element are affected by oxygen....which leads to rust
What is iron
300
In plant growth, what can grow into rocks
What is roots of trees
300
Measured in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian
What is longitude
400
Made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
What is a delta
400
This type of erosion forms rills and gullies
What is rainfall erosion
400
The most important agent of chemical weathering
What is water
400
The definition of mechanical weathering
What is physically breaking rocks into smaller pieces
400
A cross-sectional view taken from a topographic map
What is a profile
500
Land area from which a river and its tributaries collect their water
What is drainage basin
500
The agents of erosion
What is water, wind, glaciers, gravity
500
The combination of iron and oxygen
What is iron oxide
500
The five forms of mechanical weathering
What is freezing and thawing, release of pressure, plant growth, abrasion, animal actions
500
A contour line that is accentuated in thickness and is labeled with a measure of elevation
What is an index contour line