NAME TWO LOCAL EFFECTS OF ERUPTING VOLCANOES
LOSS IN LOCAL ECONOMIES
HUMAN LOSS
CHANGE OF EARTH'S CLIMATE FOR SEVERAL YEARS
OR
REDUCED AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT THAT REACHES EARTH'S SURFACE
DEFINE WEATHERING
BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS, MINERALS,AND SOIL THROUGH CONTACT WITH EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE, WATER, AND BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS
WHAT IS EROSION?
THE ACTION OF SURFACE PROCESSES THAT REMOVES SOIL, ROCK, OR DISSOLVED MATERIAL FROM ONE LOCATION ON THE EARTH'S CRUST THEN TRANSPORTS IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION
HOW IS A LOCAL ECONOMY AFFECTED
BECAUSE OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS, BURIED CROPS, DAMAGED ENGINE VEHICLES
WHEN CLOUDS OF _________ AND _________ REACH THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE IT SPREADS AND MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT THAT REACHES EARTH'S SURFACE
VOLCANIC ASH AND SULFUR-RICH GASES
NAME ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHERING AND EROSION
WEATHERING OCCURS IN PLACE
EROSION INVOLVES MOVEMENT TO ANOTHER LOCATION
WEATHERING MUST OCCUR BEFORE EROSION CAN TAKE PLACE
WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF EROSION?
WIND, WATER, AND GRAVITY EROSION
IS IT TRUE THAT WHEN VOLCANIC ASH MIXES WITH WATER IT CAUSES A MUD FLOW AND THAT CAUSES HUMAN LOSS
YES OR NO
YES IT IS TRUE
WHEN A VOLCANO ERUPTS IT MAY CHANGE EARTH'S CLIMATE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF WEATHERING?
PHYSICAL
CHEMICAL
BIOLOGICAL
WHICH HAPPENS FIRST WEATHERING OR EROSION?
WEATHERING