Weathering
THE TERM "WEATHERING" REFERS TO TWO TYPES
WHAT IS CHEMICAL AND MECHANICAL?
THIS TYPE OF MASS MOVEMENT IS THE MOST RAPID AND INVOLVES WATER, ROCK AND SOIL
WHAT IS A MUDFLOW?
THIS TYPE OF MASS MOVEMENT RESEMBLES STAIRS WHEN IT FORMS
WHAT IS A SLUMP?
THIS TERM REFERS TO MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL
WAHT IS WEATHERING?
WHAT IS MECHANICAL WEATHERING?
THIS PROCESS WEARS DOWN AND CARRIES AWAY ROCK PARTICLES
WHAT IS EROSION?
THESE THREE TERMS DESCRIBE THE SIZES OF PARTICLES AT THE SURFACE
WHAT IS FINE, MEDIUM AND LARGE?
THESE FOUR FACTORS WORK TOGETHER TO SHAPE EARTH'S SURFACE
WHAT IS WEATHERING, EROSION, TRANSPORTATION AND DEPOSITION?
THIS TERM REFERS TO PIECES OF ROCK OR SOIL
WHAT IS SEDIMENT?
THIS TERM REFERS TO THE DEPOSIT OR LAYING DOWN OF SEDIMENT
WHAT IS DEPOSITION?
THESE TWO PROCESSES WORK TOGETHER TO RESHAPE EARTH'S SURFACE
WHAT IS EROSION AND WEATHERING?
THESE THREE FACTORS ARE ALL APART OF EROSION
WHAT IS GRAVITY, WATER, ICE AND WIND?
THIS REFERS TO FINE, WIND DEPOSITED SEDIMENT
WHAT IS LOESS?
THIS TERM REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF ROCK BREAKING DOWN THROUGH CHEMICAL CHANGES
WHAT IS CHEMICAL WEATHERING?
THIS TERM REFERS TO THE REMOVAL OF SURFACE MATERIALS
WHAT IS DEFLATION?
THIS TYPE OF RAIN CAUSES ROCK TO WEATHER VERY RAPIDLY
WHAT IS ACID RAIN?
THIS PROCESS IS A VERY SLOW DOWNHILL MOVEMENT OF ROCK AND SOIL
WHAT IS A CREEP?
THIS TERM REFERS TO THE FORMATION OF SAND DUNES AND LOESS DEPOSITS
WHAT IS WIND DEPOSITION?
THIS TERM REFERS TO THE WEARING A WAY OF ROCK BY ROCK PARTICLES CARRIED BY WATER, WIND, ICE AND GRAVITY
WHAT IS ABRASION?
THIS TERM REFERS TO GRAVITY AFFECTING THE MOVEMENT OF ROCK EITHER SLOWLY OR VERY RAPID
WHAT IS A MASS MOVEMENT?
THESE TWO FACTORS DETERMINE THE RATE OF WEATHERING OF A ROCK
WHAT IS CLIMATE AND TYPE OF ROCK?
GRAVITY CAUSES THIS PROCESS TO OCCUR ON A LARGER SCALE
WHAT IS MASS MOVEMENT?
THESE FACTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF SAND DUNES
WHAT IS DIRECTION OF WIND, AMOUNT OF SAND AND PRESENCE OF PLANTS?
WHAT IS PERMEABLE?
THIS TERM REFERS TO WHEN WIND MEETS AN OBSTACLE AND DEPOSITS WIND BLOWN SAND
WHAT IS A SAND DUNE?