Break it Down!
Mechanichemical
Soil
Keep It Moving 1
Keep It Moving 2
100
_______________ and _______________ work together to change the Earth's surface.
Page 213
Weathering, erosion (paragraph 2)
100
Rocks that show cracks or split in layers indicate?
(page 214)
Mechanical weathering
(paragraph 2)
100
The loose material on the Earth's surface. It helps plants grow.
page 217
soil
paragraph 1
100
Mass movement is caused by _______________
page 224
gravity
paragraph 2
100
Many rills flow into one another to form a _________
Page 232
gully
Paragraph 2
200
These tow process work constantly to transform the Earth's surface
(page 213)
Weathering, erosion (paragraph 3)
200
Choose any question, answer correctly and double the question's points. Answer incorrectly and double the question's losses
200
This organic material comes from decayed plant and animal remains. It creates spaces in the soil that are filled by water and air.
(page 217)
humus
paragraph 4
200
Choose any question, answer correctly and double the question's points. Answer incorrectly and double the question's losses
200
Wind deposition forms _______________ and _____________.
Page 227
sand dunes, loess
paragraph 1
300
The removal of rock particles via wind, water, ice, or gravity are examples of __________________
Page 213,
erosion (paragraph 2)
300
One similarity between chemical and mechanical weathering is that they both break down __________
(page 214)
rock
Paragraph 1
300
When rocks break down and mix with other materials on the surface it forms __________
page 217-218
soil
page 218 paragraph 1
300
What year was the most recent landslide? Where did it happen? What was the cause?
Page 224-225
1998, Central America, hurricane rains
Page 225 - table
300
Wind erosion mainly occurs through ___________
page 226
deflation
paragraph 3
400
Heat, cold, water, ice and gases contribute to ________________
(page 213-215)
Weathering
(page 213, paragraph 2)
400
It often produces new minerals as a result of this process
Page 214-216
Chemical weathering
215, Paragraph 1
400
__________ and ____________ are two organisms that break up tough soil which helps bring in air and water.
Page 217-221
earthworms. chipmunks
page 219 Figure 5
400
This type of erosion is prevalent in areas where there are few plants to hold the soil.
page 224-226
Wind
page 226 paragraph 2
400
A huge mass of rock quickly goes down a slope but unlike a landslide, it moves in one large mass. This usually happens when water soaks the bottom of clay rich soil. What is this mass movement called?
page 222-225
slumps
page 225
500
The main components of soil come from ___________
Lesson 1
Bedrock
Page 217 paragraph 2
500
Weathering occurs faster in ____________ climates
Lesson 1
wet
page 216 paragraph 4
500
When an ant carries a bit of soil from one place and puts it somewhere else, it is similar to these two processes that takes place on the Earth's surface.
Lesson 2
Erosion Deposition
Page 223 paragraph 3
500
A runoff and the sediment it carries moves downhill. This runoff moves across the land and flows together to form ________________, _____________, and _______________.
Lesson 3
riffs, gullies, and streams.
page 232 paragraph 1
500
Deltas and alluvial fans are products of this type of deposition.
lesson 3
water deposition
page 235 paragraph 1
600
Weathering wears down rocks at different rates. Rocks wear down easier when they are ___________. It means these rocks have more tiny air spaces.
permeable
page 216 paragraph 3
600
__________ are burned which leads to polluted air and contributes to acid rain.
fossil fuels
page 215 paragraph 5
600
Rain falls, snow melts, some water soaks into the ground, trickling into cracks and spaces in the layers of soil and rock. Geologists use the term ________________ to describe it.
groundwater
Page 237 paragraph 1
600
Whenever moving water slows it deposits some of the sediment. This process builds up the Earth's surface and produces landforms. What is this process called?
Water deposition
page 235 paragraph 1
600
A ____________ is a stream or river that flows into a larger river. For example. the Missouri and Ohio rivers flow into the Mississippi River
tributary
page 232 paragraph 4