Weathering
The process of breaking down rocks is called:
Weathering
What are the three types of rocks?
Igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
Most caves are formed by which type of weathering?
Mechanical
The loose material and the surface of the earth
Soil
A combination of soil, air, water, and decayed organic material is called:
Humus
The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is called:
Mechanical Weathering
The changing of rock is called the:
Rock cycle
What hangs from the ceiling and looks like stone icicles?
Stalactites
Scientists who stuyd soil are called:
Pedologists
Equal parts sand and silt, with half as much clay put together is called:
Loam
Changes the rock into a new substance:
Chemical weathering
Igneous rocks are formed when:
magma cools and hardens below or above Earth's surface
What grows up from the ground of a cave as a result of dissolved calcite?
Stalamites
The largest particle of soil is called:
Sand
The amount of each particle in a soil is called the :
Texture
When water gets underneath a rock and pushes it upward
Forst Heaving
Metamorphic rocks form by:
heat and pressure below Earth's crust
People who explore caves are called?
Spelunkers
The medium particle of soil is called:
Silt
Mechanical weathering that occurs when two rocks rub together is called what?
Abrasion
Oxygen in the air+ iron =
Iron oxide (rust)
Sedimentary rocks form when:
sediment and the remains of tiny living things settle and harden.
Column
The smallest particle of soil is called:
Clay
When sheets of rock peel away like layers of an onion
exfoliation