Soils, Rocks, and Landforms 1&2

The rubbing, grinding, and bumping of rocks that cause physical weathering.

• Physical Weathering

• Chemical Weathering

• Weathering

• Abrasion

What is a Chemical Reaction?

• A process in which two or more materials mix in a way that forms new materials.

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

• A process by which rocks are broken down by banging and breaking.

Material made up of one or more minerals or organic matter.

What is the process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces of rock?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Chemical Reaction

• Weathering

What are small pieces of rock?

• Sand

• Sediments

• Gravel

• Pebbles

The process where sediments are dropped off to a lake or ocean.

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Calcite

When the volume of a substance increases or gets bigger.

• Expand

• Freeze

What is Chemical Weathering?

• A process in which two or more materials mix in a way that forms new materials.

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

• A process by which rocks are broken down by banging and breaking.

To become hard or stiffened due to the loss of heat.

• Expand

• Freeze

What is the process by which rocks are broken down by breaking and banging?

• Physical Weathering

• Abrasion

• Chemical Weathering

• Weathering