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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 to new locations. True or False

What is True?

100
Volcanoes change Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is quickly?
100

The difference between weathering and erosion is: 

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.

What is B?

100
Small pieces that break off of rocks.
What is sediments?
200

Define biological weathering.

Breaking down of rocks caused by living things

200

When rainwater seeps into cracks in rocks and __________, it expands and causes the rock to split apart.

What is freezes?

200
Weathering changes Earth's surface...(slowly/quickly)
What is slowly?
200

Oxidation can cause oxygen to react with metal and form ___________

Rust
200
Gigantic formations of ice that do not completely melt over the course of a year.
What is a glacier?
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

Erosion can change the shape of the land faster than a volcano can. True or False.

What is False?

300

Name two example of biological weathering 

worms, mole, humans, prairie dog or plants 

300

How do plants cause weathering?

Their roots grow and break down rock 

400

Huge sheets of ice that move slowly over land.

What are glaciers?

400

Fast flowing rivers can pick up and carry rocks (far/short) distances.

What is far?

400

Water can weather rock by:

A. eroding soil

B. by freezing and melting

What is freezing and melting?

400

Explain Ice Wedging 

When ice causes a rock to crack/ break or weather

400

Define thermal expansion 

when rock grow and crack because of heat 

500

The grinding of rocks by smaller pieces of sediment is known as

Abrasion 

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

The process responsible for rust formation is called 

Oxidation

500
The difference between physical and chemical weathering is: 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.
What is A?
500

What are rocks made of?

Minerals