Physical change
Provides the voltage or current to drive the circuit, like a battery or a power outlet.
Power Source
What is the difference between mass wasting, sediment, and deposition?
Mass waiting is the downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of the pull of gravity
Provides the voltage or current to drive the circuit, like a battery or a power outlet
Power Source
What is the process by which thin sheets of rocks flake off?
Exfoliation
What does "deposition" mean in science
The process where sediments are dropped or laid down in a new location.
Components are connected across multiple paths, providing alternative routes for current flow.
Parallel Circuit
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering breaks down rocks, soil, and minerals at the Earth's surface, while erosion moves those broken-down materials from one location to another
Components are connected across multiple paths, providing alternative routes for current flow.
Parallel Circuit
How does the rate of weathering and erosion differ in dry versus wet climates?
Weathering and erosion rates tend to be higher in wet climates because water is a major factor in both physical and chemical weathering, In dry climates, there is less water available for weathering, so the rates are lower.
What are some ways that wind and water can cause deposition?
Wind can deposit sand to form dunes, and water can deposit sediment at the mouth of a river or in a lake.
The electrical potential difference that drives current, measure
Volts
What is frost wedging?
a type of mechanical weathering where water seeps into cracks in rocks, freezes, and expands, causing the rock to break apart
Conductors that allow current to flow between components
Wires
What are the main agents of erosion?
water, wind, ice, gravity
What is sediment?
Small particles of rock, soil and minerals that can be moved by wind or water.
A piece of paper burns and leaves what happens
it undergoes a chemical change called combustion, transforming its mass into gases like carbon dioxide and water vapor, which escape into the air
What is the difference between mechanical (physical) and chemical weathering?
Mechanical (physical) weathering breaks rocks down into smaller pieces without altering their chemical composition, while chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of the rocks
What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity?
Static electricity refers to a buildup of electrical charges on the surface of an object, while current electricity is the continuous flow of electric charge, typically through a conductor
What are some common examples of erosion, and what are the different types?
wind erosion, water erosion, glacial erosion, mass wasting, sheet erosion, gully erosion)
What is erosion?
The process where wind or water breaks down and moves rocks, soil, and minerals
What is the difference between mechanical (physical) and chemical weathering?
Mechanical (physical) weathering breaks rocks down into smaller pieces without altering their chemical composition, while chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of the rocks, leading to the formation of new compounds
What are the main agents of weathering?
water, temperature changes, ice, wind, gravity, and living organisms
What is the speed of electricity in a wire?
300,000,000 meters per second
What are the main agents or forces that cause erosion, and how do they contribute to the movement of soil and rock?
water, wind, ice, and gravity
How does deposition change the Earth's surface over time
It helps create landforms like beaches, river deltas and sand dunes.