Weathering
This type of mechanical weathering is caused by seasonal and daily changes in air temperature.
What is thermal stress?
Erosion is considered this type of force.
What is destructive?
Deposition is considered this type of force.
What is constructive?
This landform is not found in Florida but it can affect Florida.
What are glaciers?
This type of weathering changes the composition or make-up of a rock into something new.
What is chemical weathering?
This type of weathering changes a rock's size, shape, and/or appearance.
What is mechanical or physical weathering?
This natural disaster is an example of erosion in action.
What is a landslide?
This landform is created by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river as it empties into another body of water.
What are deltas?
This landform is not created by erosion and deposition but can be affected by them both.
What are mountains?
This landform is also an agent of erosion and deposition.
What are glaciers?
This type of chemical weathering causes rust to form on metals.
What is oxidation?
This type of material is picked up and moved by agents of erosion.
What is weathered material?
This landform is created by wind deposition.
What are sand dunes?
This landform is a vital water source and habitat to many species.
What are lakes?
This process creates the stalagmites and stalactites found in caves.
What is deposition?
This type of weathering mostly affects limestone and marble, and is important for cave formation.
What is carbonation?
This agent of erosion and deposition can lead to landslides and slumps.
What is gravity?
This is considered the greatest agent of erosion and deposition on Earth.
What is liquid or moving water?
This landform is shaped by glaciers moving across the land.
What are u-shaped valleys?
This type of mechanical weathering works hand in hand with friction.
What is abrasion?
How fast a rock weathers depends on these four factors.
What is surface area, mineral hardness, environment, and age?
This can be prevented by planting vegetation, creating terraces, and keeping soil moist.
What is wind erosion?
Coastal deposition leads to the formation of this type of landform.
Spits, sand bars, barrier islands, or tombolo.
Coastal erosion leads to the formation of this type of landform.
What are sea cliffs, arches, or stacks?
Pollution in the air from power plants and vehicles leads to this type of weathering.
What is acid rain and snow?