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Rocks
Vocabulary
True or False
Weathering
What is ?
100
what are the major rock groups ?
What is igneous, sediment, metamorphic rocks
100
layer of soil with properties that differ form those of the layer above it or below it ?
What is soil horizon
100
flowing water is one of the forces that can change landforms
What is true
100
the breakdown of rocks that have been exposed to the atmosphere ?
What is weathering
100
when large amounts of soil and sediment move quickly ?
What is mass movement
200
What are the three types of sediment rocks ?
What is chemical, organic, clastic rocks
200
the process of moving sediment from one place to another
What is erosion
200
erosion is caused by wind, moving water and by gravity
What is true
200
the process where broken down rock pieces are transported from one to another ?
What is erosion
200
what forms when the rock under the soil dissolves or erodes away ?
What is sinkhole
300
What are two types of igneous rocks ?
What is extrusive, and intrusive rocks
300
thick sheets of ice, formed in areas where more snow falls
What is glaciers
300
there are 3 types / kinds of glaciers
What is false
300
what type of weathering occurs faster in warm , wet, climate ?
What is chemical weathering
300
move wet soil ?
What is mudslides
400
what rock is formed from existing rock that is subjected to pressure ?
What is metaphoric rocks
400
when glaciers melt and leave ridges of sediment rock and soil to mark their leading edge of movement
What is terminal moraines
400
glaciers are not a major way new landforms occur
What is false
400
what type of weathering breaks down into smaller pieces without changing their composition ?
What is mechanical weathering
400
move dry soil and rock ?
What is landslides
500
what rock can be formed by compressed or cemented together by small fragments
What is sedimentary rocks ?
500
occurs when soil moves slowly downhill because of gravity
What is creep
500
flowing water , waves , wind , ice, internal movements , all change existing landforms
What is true
500
the process where rocks break down as their minerals change ?
What is chemical weathering
500
underwater volcanoes increase their height by ?
What is depositing melted rock and ash