Weathering
The process by which rock material are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes
Weathering
A mixture of minerals, organic matter, air, and water
soil
The flow of water in a natural channel
stream
The upper surface of underground water
water table
Thick ice mass made of recrystallized snow and shows evidence of movement
Glacier
The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means
mechanical weathering
Parent material for soil
bedrock
All of the branching channels to a big main river
tributaries
All the pore spaces in the ground are filled with water
saturated zone
A glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by the action of streams or meltwater
stratified drift
The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions.
chemical weathering
Analyzing the layers and regions of soil
soil profile
The high point between two tributaries that separates the direction of runoff and flow
divide
The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores
permeability
The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
glacial drift
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through the mechanical action of other rock or sand particles
abrasion
Unconsolidated, loose material overlying bedrock
regolith
Stream deposits associated with minerals
placer deposits
A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
aquifer
Unsorted rock material that is deposited directly by a melting glacier
till
The process by which softer, less weather resistant rocks wear away and leave harder, more weather resistant rocks behind
differential weathering
A method to maintain the fertility of the soil by protecting the soil from erosion and nutrient loss
soil conservation
The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
erosion
The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces
porosity
Name two landscape features formed by glaciers
Cirques
Aretes
Hanging Valley
U-Shaped Valley