Weathering
Changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials
Chemical weathering
Combines oxygen with other elements or molecules
Oxidation
my favorite animal
Blue whale
The breakdown of rock is called
Weathering
shaped by erosion
Landforms
When physical processes naturally break down rocks
Physical weathering
determines the rate of weathering
environment
H20 is?
water
Causes of weathering are
Water ,wind, ice
Can be created by deposition
Landforms
the grinding away of carried away by wind water or ice that scrapes against them
Abrasion
when something is broken into smaller pieces it's what increases
Surface area
NaCl is?
Salt
removal and transport of weathered material is
Erosion
There are 2 main types of these called solution and collapse
Sinkholes
the most effective weathering process
Ice wedging
The greater the __________ the faster the ________
Surface area, weathering
the atmosphere has how many layers
5
seperating into groups according to one or more properties
Sorting
The bedrock that makes up most of florida is
Limestone and dolomite
Increases the rate of chemical weathering
Acids
Weathering is _____ in _____ and dry places
slow, cold
What instrument measures air pressure
Barometer
settling of eroded material
Deposition
a gently sloping apron of sediment
Alluvial fan