Lesson 4 Review Flashcards
(20 cards)
The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces are called __________________.
Weathering
A rock broken apart by ________________ weathering if the rock type does not change.
Physical
If rock contains iron, air, and water can react with iron through ___________ and form rust
Chemical weathering
The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another is called _____________.
Erosion
Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind moving water and ______________.
Gravity
When the Colorado River eroded the land the _______ ________ formed
Grand Canyon
Glaciers form in very close led places as thick sheets of________
Ice
As the weight of the overlying ice increases, the glacier begins to _______________
Flow
Deposits left behind a glacier are called ________ and ______
Glacier debris and terminus
The mounds that form were till builds up are called _______
Moraines
Most process change slowly but people make _______ changes
Faster
People change the land by _______ it to get minerals
Mining
Rocks or gravel left by a glacier
Debris
A slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
Weathering
The caring away of weathered pices of rock
Erosion
Weathering that brakes down rocks without changing the type of rock
Physical
An unsorted mixture of debris dropped by a glacier
Glacial till
The bottom end of a glacier
Terminus
Features that form were glacial till builds up
Moraines
True or false trick question
True and false trick question