Weathering and Erosion

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____________________ is the most significant form of erosion.

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Water

Front

What are the 4 types of mass movement? Options: compaction, cementation, heat, and pressure, mudflow, slump, creep, landslide, abrasion, animal action, acid rain, ice wedging, oxidation, living organisms, tree roots, human activity

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mudflow, slump, creep, landslide

Front

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

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Weathering breaks rock down and erosion moves it.

Front

What are the agents of erosion? Options: oxidation, acid rain, abrasion, root rust, root pry, abrasion, deflation and deposition, water, wind, ice, gravity

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water, wind, ice, gravity

Front

What is the breaking down of rocks called?

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weathering

Front

When water goes into cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, thaws and repeats the process it is called _____________________.

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Ice wedging

Front

__________________________ is the breaking down of rocks that does not change the mineral makeup of the rocks- just makes smaller pieces

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Mechanical weathering

Front

__________________occurs when materials containing iron are exposed to oxygen and water.

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Oxidation

Front

Chemical weathering occurs more rapidly in a ____________ climate.

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Hot

Front

3 types of physical weathering

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tree roots, ice wedging, burrowing animals, abrasion, human activity, waves