Definitions
What is the definition of Soil Texture?
The size of the particles that make up soil consists of a combination of sand, silt and clay.
What type of rock is normally shiny?
Metamorphic
How many different types of rocks are there?
3
What is the definition of the Igneous rock?
A rock formed from cooled magma/lava
Is the grand canyon and example of physical or chemical weathering?
What is the definition of Mineral?
A naturally occurring, Inorganic, crystalline solid with a definite chemical composition.
Tiny pebbles compressed, what type of rock am I?
Sedimentary
What is the pieces of weathered rock?
sediments
Obsidian is an example of Igneous rock but is it Ex or Intrusive?
It is Extrusive.
What are some examples of physical weathering?
Abrasion, Ice wedging, plant root growth, and heat.
What is the definition of Physical and Chemical weathering?
Mechanical-Caused by natural or environmental forces.
Chemical-Caused by chemical reactions
What type of rock dose NOT brake easily?
Igneous
What is the difference between physical and chemical weathering?
The difference is chemical weathering changes the composition while physical does not.
can a sedimentary rock be brittle? (break easily)
yes
What are some examples of chemical weathering?
Acid rain, rust, and carbonation
What is the definition of Metamorphic rock?
A type of rock that forms when rock is exposed to high temperatures and pressure.
I am the original rock from something else was formed what rock am I?
parent rock
What are all the different ways erosion can take something away?
Water, wind, ice, or gravity.
What is the definition of Sedimentary rock?
A type of rock that forms from layers of sediment compacted and cemented together.
Which one is an example of Deposition?
valleys, canyons, sand dunes, acid rain
Sanddunes
What is the definition of PH?
Measures the acidity on a scale from 1-14.A PH of 7 is neutral;pH below 7 is acidic;pH above 7 is basic, or alkaline.
PH is a soil quality indicator, ideal soil.
What type of rock is marble?
(Shiny, hard, white)
Metamorphic
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How much of the crust is made up of the igneous rock?
90%
What are some of the factors that influence how quickly a rock weathers.
size of the rock, climate, and type of rock.