Weathering
This type of weathering physically breaks rocks into smaller pieces
What is Mechanical Weathering?
The solid layer of rock beneath soil.
What is Bedrock?
Process moving weathered rock.
What is Erosion?
Forms where river enters ocean/lake.
What is a Delta?
Glaciers form when snowfall is _____ than melt.
What is Greater?
What is freezing and thawing?
Dark organic material from decay.
What is Humus?
Two factors affecting Erosion.
What is Weather, climate, topography, and rock type?
Flat area along river that floods.
What is a Flood Plain?
Vallet glaciers form here.
What is mountain valleys?
Abrasion weathers rock by doing this.
What is scraping/wearing away rock?
Soil with equal sand, silt, and clay.
What is Loam?
What is a stream is a smaller active channel?
Waterfalls form where rivers meet what rock?
What is harder rock?
Process of glaciers picking up rocks.
What is plucking?
Chemical weathering caused by burning of fossil fuels.
What is Acid Rain?
Horizon with partly weathered rock.
What is C Horizon?
Loop-like bend in a river.
What is a meander?
Feature formed when sediment blocks meander ends.
What is an oxbow lake?
Wind removing surface material.
What is Deflation?
Factor that causes weathering to occur faster.
What is climate?
Name 2 ways farmers conserve soil.
What is Contour Plowing, Crop Rotation, Conservation Plowing?
How does an oxbow lake form?
What is a blocked meander that has been cut off by sediment?
Name two river features.
What is Waterfalls, Deltas, Meanders, Floodplains, etc?
Difference: dunes vs. loess
What is dunes are sand and loess are silt/clay?