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Landforms
Erosion
Weathering
Soil
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100
V-shaped or U-shaped lowlands, created over time by streams or glaciers are known as
What is Valleys
100
The removal and transport of Earth due to weathering is called ________.
What is Erosion.
100
The process by which rock minerals are changed by natural processes into new substances is ________.
What is Chemical weathering.
100
Made of of equal part of sand, silt and clay.
What is Loam.
100
The process of breaking down rock ____________.
What is weathering.
200
____________ is responsible for forming deltas, rivers, and glaciers.
What is water.
200
Landslides, mudslides and rockfalls are examples of erosion by _______.
What is gravity.
200
The breaking of rock into pieces by physical means is called ________ weathering.
What is mechanical weathering.
200
Decayed organic material in soil is ________.
What is HUMUS.
200
Ice Wedging is an example of ______________.
What is mechanical weathering.
300
Name 3 landforms.
What isPlateau, valley, Mountain, hill, dune, delta, coast, beach, bay, canyon, island, peninsula, river, lake, mesa
300
Mudslides occur after _________.
What is heavy rains.
300
A mountain is much lower and more rounded today than they were millions of years ago because of ____ and____.
What is weathering and erosion.
300
Bedrock is the _______ soil layer.
What is bottom or last.
300
Caverns and sinkholes are created by ___________.
What is Chemical weathering.
400
If you see a picture showing the shape of the mouth of a river where it flowed into the ocean. What landform are you looking at?
What is a DELTA.
400
Piles of large rocks are often found at the bottoms of cliffs in mountainous regions are formed by ___________.
What is gravity.
400
Chemical weathering is most active in what type of climate? Warm or cold? Dry or humid?
What is moist and humid.
400
When organisms decompose, this adds _______ to the soil.
What is organic material.
400
When water freezes, it expands or contracts?
What is expands.
500
Most valleys are formed by __________.
What is erosion by water.
500
The movement of rock material from one place to another by water, ice, wind or gravity is ________.
What is erosion.
500
The rusting of iron is an example of _________ weathering.
What is chemical.
500
Burrowing animals breaking apart rocks is an example of _________ weathering.
What is Mechanical.
500
A hole carved out of the center of a large rock could be caused by _____________ weathering.
What is chemical.