Definitions
Kinds of Weathering
Erosion and
Deposition
Deposition
Pictures
Other
100
The moving of sediment
Erosion
100
This type of weathering occurs through the rusting of rocks with the reaction of iron and oxygen
Oxidation
100
The force of _______ move sediment towards and away from the shore
Waves
100
What weathering is seen below...
Root Wedging
100
What is the correct order in which these things occur: Deposition, Weathering, and Erosion
Weathering -> Erosion -> Deposition
200
The breaking of larger rocks into sediment
Weathering
200
This type of weathering is caused by the scraping of rocks against each other
Abrasion
200
Another name for scoured rocks are....
Sandblasted rocks
200
What landform is seen below?
Sand Dune
200
A giant mass of slow moving ice
Glacier
300
The laying down/settling/placing of sediment
Deposition
300
This type of weathering causes rocks to peel away outer layers like an onion
Exfoliation
300
What natural phenomenon is an example of gravity and erosion?
Landslide
300
What type of weathering is seen below?
Frost/Ice Wedging
300
What is the second name for Physical weathering?
Mechanical
400
1. The breaking down of material through mechanical/physical means
2. The breaking down of material through chemical reactions
1. Physical weathering
2. Chemical weathering
400
This type of weathering is caused by communities of algae, mosses, and other fungi to produce chemicals that break down rocks
Lichen Growth
400
The Grand Canyon was formed by what major cause of erosion?
River
400
What landform is seen below?
Delta
400
Which factor(s) affects the amount of erosion that occurs?
a. Slope of a mountain
b. Amount of plant life
c. Amount of rain, wind, etc.
d. All of the Above
e. None of the Above
D. All of the Above
500
Particles of weathered material such as rock, sand, silt, clay, or soil
Sediment
500
This type of weathering causes rocks near the ocean to be shaped in a honey comb pattern
Salt Weathering
500
A mountain/hill of clay and silt created by wind
Loess
500
What is this result of weathering, erosion, and deposition called?
Stalactites
500
Chemical Weathering happens quickest under what conditions:
a. Hot and Wet
b. Hot and Dry
c. Cold and Wet
d. Cold and Dry
a. Hot and Wet