What's It Mean?
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
weathering
Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock to new locations. True or False
True
Volcanoes change Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
quickly
The difference between weathering and erosion is: (a or b)
a. weathering causes a quick change in landforms and erosion causes a slow change in landforms.
b. weathering breaks rocks into sediments and erosion moves sediment from one place to another.
B
Small pieces that break off of rocks.
sediments
Mountains and other surface features of the land.
Landforms
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.
freezes
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
slowly
The difference between erosion and deposition is: a. erosion moves sediment from one place to another and deposition is a physical feature on the Earth. b. deposition is the process of dropping , or depositing , sediment in a new location and erosion is the process of moving sediment from one place to another.
What is B?
Gigantic formations of ice that do not completely melt over the course of a year.
glacier
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
erosion
Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)
smaller
Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.
False
Name a difference between weathering and erosion.
weathering makes things smaller, and erosion moves it
A growing pile of deposited sediment at the mouth of a river.
delta
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.
glaciers
Fast flowing rivers can pick up and carry rocks (far/short) distances.
far
Water can weather rock by: A. eroding soil B. by freezing and melting
freezing and melting
The difference between a moraine and a dune is: (a or b)
A. Moraines are leftover from glaciers when they melt and dunes are left over from rivers when they dry up.
B. Moraines are leftover from glaciers when they melt and dunes are formed when sand is blown away and deposited elsewhere.
B
Large piles of sediment that are leftover from glaciers when they melt.
moraines
The sudden movement of rocks and soil down the side of a hill because of gravity and rain.
landslide
All of the following are things that form landforms EXCEPT: a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers c. physical features
physical features
Landslides are quick changes to the land. They can be caused by: A. magma and rain B. gravity and rain
gravity and rain
The difference between physical and chemical weathering is:(a or b)
A. Physical weathering just breaks things apart and chemical weathering changes the rocks forever.
B. Physical weathering breaks things apart and chemical weathering burns rocks with chemicals.
A
Nonliving, solid material that are formed in nature and made of crystals.
minerals