Weathering
This is when rock is broken down by rain, running water, wind, ice-wedging, chemical
What is Weathering?
The valley shape formed from moving glaciers.
What are U-shaped valleys?
Sediment that is carried by natures forces
What is wind ?
Rocks and particles are dropped to the bottom of a lake
What is a waterfall
The biggest reason for erosion.
What is water?
Abrasion, Frost Wedging, Organic Activity and Exfoliation are examples.
What is Mechanical Weathering?
The erosion of sediments on the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico is caused mainly by this force.
What is ocean waves?
The constant scraping and polishing of moving sediment
What is abrasion
Flat areas where you should plant crops.
What is a flood plain?
This is how plants get water.
What is water overflow?
Oxidation is the combination of iron and oxygen to form rust.
What is Chemical Weathering?
The movement of masses of sediment by gravity and force
What is landslides
The large masses that came from the north that created the Dakatos.
What are continental glaciers?
This is the mouth of a river where fresh water meets the ocean
What is a delta
This is the description of sediment found as you move from a rivers mouth into a larger body of water.
What is larger sediment going to smaller sediment in a delta?
The repeated freezing and melting of rock.
What is Ice wedging?
Huge pieces of ice that carry sediment and sand through the ocean
What are glaciers
This is the number is one force that causes landslides to occur
What is gravity
Tons of sand that are placed down in one particular area
What are sand dunes
The wearing away by friction
What is brasion
This is the result of abrasion on sediment
What is rounder, smoother and smaller?
Oxbow lakes and lots of turns on a wide flat flood plain.
What is a meandering river?
This can help you figure out which way the wind is blowing.
What is a sand dune?
This is the reason water moves fast from the mountain
What are? Steep or Slope
Particles, grains, and soil
What is sediment