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Weathering
Erosion
Landforms
Mix Bag
100
the break down of rock into smaller pieces
Weathering
100
The process of water getting into cracks in rock and freezing, thereby cracking the rock
Frost wedging/ freezing and thawing
100
What four natural forces cause erosion?
Water, Wind, Ice, and Gravity
100
What kind of erosion forms sand dunes?
Wind erosion
100
A popular social media network famous for its 6 second videos
Vine
200
Broken down rock is also called
Sediment
200
Rocks bumping and chipping against each other
abrasion
200
Which is the force that acts the quickest?
Gravity
200
What type of erosion forms meanders?
Water erosion
200
A famous television program about a Poriferous sea creature and his echinoderm friend, who works for a crustacean.
Spongebob Squarepants
300
Sediment being moved from place to place
Erosion
300
When water, oxygen, and iron mix in a chemical reaction
Oxidation
300
Give one example of erosion caused by gravity
Landslide, mudslide, rock fall, creep, slump, etc.
300
What type of erosion forms a cirque?
Ice erosion/ Glacial erosion
300
Very popular comestible of curled up enriched corn meal coated in a blend of salt, chili, food coloring, and other flavors and preservatives
Takis
400
A chemical change in rocks causing it to break down
Chemical weathering
400
Name two types of chemical weathering
Oxidation, carbonic acid, acid rain, etc.
400
The process of glaciers picking up rocks and moving them
Plucking
400
Formation formed by the buildup of sediment at the mouth of a river
Delta
400
Newton's First Law
An object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest until acted upon by a non-zero net force
500
When sediment is dropped off in a new location
Deposition
500
Name three examples of physical/mechanical weathering
frost wedging, root wedging/plant growth, animal actions, abrasion, release of pressure, etc.
500
Why was the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse moved back 880 meters from its original location?
Erosion caused by the waves (or similar)
500
This formation happens when a meander in a river is cut off for a straighter path
Oxbow Lake
500
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy cannot be created nor destroyed; the total energy in a system stays constant; energy can only be transformed