Rock Formation
How many rock types are there?
3
What type of weathering creates caves?
Chemical weathering
Define weathering
breaking rock into smaller pieces.
When water turns from a liquid to a gas
Evaporation
The dark, nutrient rich soil that is found in the O Horizon
Humus
What type of rock forms from the cooling of magma or lava?
Igneous
What kind of topography is associated with Kart Topography?
Caves, Caverns, and Sinkholes
If the soil is in motion, it is...
erosion
When the water vapor forms a cloud in the sky
Condensation
The amount of empty space between the particles in soil.
Porosity
What type of rock is formed through compaction and cementation?
Sedimentary Rock
This forms where the end of a river meets an ocean, depositing sediments to form this land formation.
A delta
A metamorphic rock that has bands is classified as a ______________ metamorphic rock
foliated
When water evaporates from plants
transporation
Name the 3 types of particles of soil in order from largest to smallest
Sand, silt, and clay
What are the two types of Igneous Rock?
Intrusive and Extrusive
How do metamorphic rocks form?
Through heat and pressure
dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together to form sedimentary rock
cementation
The area in the Groundwater Diagram that is surrounded by water (below the water table)
Zone of Saturation
Sand
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic, chemical, and organic
The Law of Conservation of Matter
Molten rock ABOVE the surface of the earth
Lava
When soil or rock allows water to pass through it, we consider it to be...
permeable
What is the relationship between the porosity of soil and the permeability of soil.
The higher the porosity, the faster the permeability.