Weathering / Soil Review

Settling of sediments

• humus

• deposition

• physical change

• weathering

The carrying away of weathering earth materials by water, wind, or ice

 The process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging

• humus

• weathering

• chemical change

• decomposition

The process by which the minerals in a rock can change due to chemicals in water and air.

 The process by which larger rocks crack and break apart overtime to form smaller rocks.

• physical change

• humus

• decomposition

• weathering

Bits of dead plant and animal parts in the soil

• physical change

• weathering

• humus

• erosion

Rubbing, grinding, and bumping rocks that cause physical weathering.

• soil

• landform

• abrasion

• rapid changes

A change to earth’s surface that takes a long time

• slow change

• abrasion

• rapid changes

• landform

 A feature of the land, such as a mountain,hills, canyon, or beach...

• erosion

• slow change

• abrasion

• landform

  A mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles.

• abrasion

• slow change

• soil

• landform