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Weathering Flashcards

1
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Processes that occur within the surface of the earth such as weathering, erosion, volcanism, deposition, and mass wasting

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Exogenic Processes

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physical breakdown and chemical alteration of rocks and minerals at or near the earth’s surface

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Weathering

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agents of weathering

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water, ice, acids, salt, plants, animals, temperature

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4
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types of weathering

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mechanical, chemical, and biological

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5
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physical breakdown of a material without altering its chemical composition

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mechanical weathering

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when water accumulates in the crack and the ice freezes and breaks the rock apart

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frost wedging

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7
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breakdown of rocks caused by impact and friction

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abrasion

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8
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rocks have been shaped by blowing wind and sand

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wind abrasion

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9
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water breaks into pieces from tumbling rocks

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water abrasion

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10
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a process in which large flat or curved sheets of rock fracture and are detached from the outcrop due to pressure release

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exfoliation

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11
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roots grow causing penetration into the crack, and break the rock

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organic activity

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12
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human construction, mining, agricultural deforestation activities

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biological activity

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13
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occurs in specific minerals which are dissolved in water. ex. Halite (NaCl) and Calcite (CaCO3). the formation of stalactites and stalagmites in caves are brought about by this chemical reaction

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dissolution

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rock-forming minerals like amphibole, pyroxene, and feldspar react with water and form different kinds of clay minerals

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hydrolysis

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15
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causes rock to rust, or break down its layers

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oxidation

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16
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factors of weathering

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R - rock type
R - rock structure
T - topography
T - time
C - climate

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17
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moving broken material

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erosion

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18
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material deposited in a new spot

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deposition

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19
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wind, rain, and freezing break up rock

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weathering

20
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the movement of rocks and sediment from one place to another

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erosion

21
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agents of erosion

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water, wind, ice, gravity

22
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the wind picks up small pieces of rock fragments and carries them along until they reach an obstacle

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wind erosion

23
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a large body of moving ice that is caused by erosion

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glacier

24
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when a pile of rock falls down the side of the mountain as a single block

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landslide

25
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the cause of mountain peaks, valleys, and coastlines

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erosion

26
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when the water stops moving, when the wind stops blowing, when the glacier melts, when the rock has been dropped in a new location

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deposition

27
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when a river meets the ocean

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mouth of the river

28
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the land formed after soil gets carried by a river that is deposited at the mouth.

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delta - water deposition

29
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large deposits of sand caused by deposition that also shifts frequently

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sand dunes

30
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rocks and soil left behind by a melting glacier

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moraine

31
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downhill movement of earth’s material caused by gravity

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mass wasting

32
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most destructive. rock/soil slides quickly down steep slope

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landslide

33
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rapid movement of water, rock, soil

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mudflow

34
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a wedge of soil falling rather than a rock

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slump

35
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slow movement of soil down a slope

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creep

36
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contribute to mechanical weathering and describes all downhill movements of weathering material (also known as a landslide)

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mass wasting

37
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slope stability is determined by:

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slope angle and strength of the underlying material

38
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fs

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the shear or driving force

39
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fn

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normal or resisting force

40
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the relationship between fs and fn is called

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shear strength

41
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types of mass wasting

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falls, rotational slides, translational, flows, and soil creep

42
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abrupt rock movement that DETACH from cliffs (rolling, bouncing)

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falls

43
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SLOW MOVEMENT along a RUPTURED SURFACE

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rotational slides

44
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RAPID MOVEMENT along a STABLE UNDERLYING MATERIAL (rock slides, debris slides, earth slides)

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Translational

45
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loose material mixed with abundant water (debris & earth)

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flows

46
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very very slow adjustment of soil and rocks that is hard to notice

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soil creep

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