Weathering
Rocks with cracks and/or gaps will weather [faster / slower] than smooth rocks.
Bonus 100: Why?
Faster
Bonus 100: Increased surface area
In the photograph shown, which erosional agent created this landform?
Wind
Over time, rocks in a fast moving river will become _________, __________, and ___________.
Smaller, smoother, and rounder.
Sediments deposited by glaciers are [sorted / unsorted].
Unsorted
I'm a god, a planet, and I measure heat. What am I?
Mercury
In the image shown, which rock layer is most resistant to weathering and erosion?
Layer D
In general, the [higher / lower] the discharge of a river, the greater the amount of sediment can be carried.
Higher
What is the name of the largest sediment that can be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 10 cm/s?
Sand
Delta
[Increased -or- Decreased] precipitation and [Increased -or- Decreased] gradient would cause a stream's velocity to increase.
Increased, Increased
Underground caves are primarily formed by [physical / chemical] weathering of [sandstone / limestone].
Chemical, Limestone
Parallel scratches on bedrock and U-shaped valleys are both characteristic features of erosion by _________.
Based on the image shown, at which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?
Point C
The landform in the image shown is called a _________ and is a depositional feature formed by _________.
Drumlin, Glaciers
Ask this question all day long, but always get completely different answers, and yet all the answers will be correct. What is the question?
What time is it?
Chemical weathering occurs most when the climate is __________ and __________.
Warm and wet.
Which agent of erosion can create barrier islands along shorelines?
Wave action
Based on the image shown, at what two points is the stream velocity greatest?
B & C
In a river or stream system, sediment is deposited, such as in a sand bar or delta, because the _________ of the river decreases.
Velocity
Soil development will be greater when there is [more / less] chemical weathering and [more / less] living organisms.
Bonus 100: In what type of areas would this occur?
More, More
Bonus 100: Tropical Areas
The weathering process of frost-wedging begins when water gets into cracks in rock. What happens next?
The water freezes, expands, and widens the cracks.
The Finger Lakes in New York State were created by ____________ erosion and deposition.
Glacial
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Sketch a side view of the shape of a sand dune if the wind is blowing from left ----------> right.
See image.
Poor people have it, rich people need it, and if you eat it you die. What is it?
Nothing