Weathering
The process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of chemical or physical processes.
What is Weathering?
The process by which soil and sediment are transported from one location to the other.
What is Erosion?
The process in which material is laid down or dropped.
What is Deposition?
True or False
Plants can weather rocks.
True
How long does the weathering process normaly takes?
Years and Years
The two types of weathering.
What are Mechanical and Chemical weathering?
The type of erosion forms a canyon.
What is Water Erosion?
Which part of the water cycle explains why rivers flow downhill?
Gravity
Acid Precipitation, Acids in Groundwater, Acids in Living Things, are examples of what?
Agents of chemical weathering?
What holiday do we celebrate on February 14th?
Valentines Day
The breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by physical means.
What is Mechanical (Physical) Weathering?
What are the 4 agents of Erosion?
Water
Ice (Glacier)
Wind
Gravity
What is the MAIN agent causing deposition?
Gravity
What's the difference between an Older River and a Newer River?
Older River Has Slower Currents
The most significant factor that changes Florida's landscape is?
Water
Abrasion, living organisms, ice wedging, root wedging are all known as what?
Agents of Mechanical (Physical) Weathering?
Caves form from this type of erosion.
water?
How would a sandblasted rock differ from a rock that hasn't been sandblasted?
It would be smoother
How might a weathered mountain appear different from an unweathered mountain?
Weathered mountain would appear rounder in shape
Landslides, mudflows, slumps, and creeps are all examples of?
Mass Movement
The process by which weathered rocks change colors
Chemical Weathering?
Place the following in order, from smallest to largest: A) River; B) Stream; C) Creek
C,A,B
Which term best describes the rate at which glacial erosion takes place?
Gradually, Slowly
How does ice water inside the cracks of a rock, breaks the rock?
It Expands
Most of the water that a river carries comes from its.
Watershed