What's It Mean?
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Physical or Chemical Weathering
Misc.
Vocabulary
100
The breaking down of rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
100
Wind and water can carry sand and small pieces of rock that break down other rocks, this is called
Abrasion
100
abrasion
physical
100
What are the 5 Earth Systems?
hydro, bio, atmo, cryso, geo
100
What is sediment?
Small particles of _____________.
rock
200
Mountains and other surface features of the land.
What are landforms?
200
When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.
What is freezes?
200
exfoliation
physical
200
When rain is mixed with a chemical, it is called
acid precipitation/acid rain
200
A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust
oxidation
300
The process by which weathered rock is picked up and moved to a new place.
What is erosion?
300
Weathering over long periods of time breaks rock into ____________ pieces. (larger or smaller)
What is smaller?
300
oxidation
chemical
300
Name a difference between weathering and erosion.
Weathering breaks it, erosion takes it
300
When water freezes then melts, cracks in the ground expand. What is this called? .
ice wedging or frost wedging
400
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.
What are glaciers?
400
Fast flowing rivers can pick up and carry rocks, which is (chemical/physical) weathering..
What is physical?
400
water on metal causing it to rust.
chemical
400
When a rock breaks down as a result of chemicals, this is called.
Chemical Weathering
400
____________ grow from the top of a cave
What are stalactites
500
What are 3 agents of physical weathering?
water, wind, gravity, animals, and temperature change
500
All of the following are forces that change landforms EXCEPT: a. wind b. moving water c. glaciers d. physical features
What is physical features?
500
What are the 2 processes that result in rocks breaking down?
Physical and Chemical Weathinging
500
The difference between physical and chemical weathering is: A. Physical weathering just breaks things apart and chemical weathering changes the rocks surface forever. B. Physical weathering breaks things apart and chemical weathering burns rock.
What is A?
500
___________ grow up from the bottom of the cave
What are stilacmites?