Landforms
A big chunk of ice
Glacier
Sand, Silt, & Clay
W
What is the difference between a mud slide and a land slide?
Mud slide has water, land slide is dry.
What is the puffy stone called?
Flowstone
What forms a V-Shaped valley?
Rivers
What two things do we look at when we look at soil properties?
Texture & color
Water filling cracks in rock and freezing causing the cracks to expand
W
What is the difference between Magma and Lava
Magma is under the crust/in the volcano and lava is outside the volcano.
Minerals hanging from the ceiling in the cave
Stalactite
What is the agent that makes Sand Dunes?
Wind
(Refer to drawing on board); Which soil retained the most water?
Clay
Glaciers dropping rock or sand in a new location
D
What kind of rock makes sink holes happen?
Limestone
Minerals that hit the floor of caves build up and form:
Stalagmites
What kind of valley do we find in a canyon?
V-shaped
How do you know which soil retains the most water?
It will have the least amount of water come out.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
E
Where do Earthquakes occur the most?
Around Fault lines
When a stalactite and a stalagmite run into each other and form a:
Column
What specific agent forms cliffs?
Waves
The soil that is good for plants, has good nutrients and dead plants.
Humus
Deltas are an example of?
Deposition
How long is the San Andreas fault in California?
800 miles long
What kind of rock forms caves?
Limestone