Unit 7/8

Question 1

Name the 3 main surface processes

Answer 1

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

Question 2

The BREAKING DOWN of rock

Answer 2

Weathering

Question 3

The MOVEMENT of sediment from broken rock

Answer 3

Erosion

Question 4

The DROPPING of sediment in a NEW place

Answer 4

Deposition

Question 5

Weathering Agents:

Answer 5

Water, ice, wind, animals, growing plants

Question 6

Erosion Agents:

Answer 6

Water, ice, wind, gravity

Question 7

Deposition agents:

Answer 7

Formation of an island, sand dunes

Question 8

Changing pressure, weather, moving water, air, and ice, organisms etc.

Answer 8

Mechanical weathering

Question 9

Oxidation, dissolution

Answer 9

Chemical weathering

Question 10

Chemical or mechanical? Copper reacting with oxygen and turning green

Answer 10

Chemical

Question 11

Folds are caused by…

Answer 11

Compression

Question 12

Faults with up/down motion are caused by…

Answer 12

Tension

Question 13

Faults with slip-strike motion are caused by…

Answer 13

Shear

Question 14

If a mountain range has a lot of soil and plants, the mountain range is likely (old/young)

Answer 14

Old

Question 15

What causes rocks to break off, slide, and tumble downhill?

Answer 15

Gravity

Question 16

Waves smashing pebbles against each other; rain erosion is an example of what agent of change?

Answer 16

Water

Question 17

What blows against rock and other grains of sand

Answer 17

Wind

Question 18

What pushes into cracks causing rocks to dissolve?

Answer 18

Plant roots

Question 19

Weathering that occurs through physical means

Answer 19

Mechanical

Question 20

Oxygen reacts with other substances creating rust

Answer 20

Oxidation

Question 21

True or false: Rough rock weathers slower than smooth rock

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Talus, scree, landslide, creep, slump, earthflow, mudflow, and lahar are all…

Answer 22

• differ based on speed and amount of material
• have similar materials
• all terms discuss downhill motion

Question 23

Oceans (stagnant water) create:

Answer 23

Large flat layers

Question 24

Slow-moving water @ an angle (downward slope/uneven pressure) creates…

Answer 24

Tilted layers

Question 25

Running water (rivers) create

Answer 25

Cross-bedding

Question 26

Which horizon? Topsoil of organic matter, living organisms + rock particles

Answer 26

A

Question 27

Which horizon? Subsoil of larger rock particles and materials from the A horizon moving downward

Answer 27

B

Question 28

Which horizon? Regolith of weathered rock

Answer 28

C

Question 29

Which horizon? Solid rock

Answer 29

D (Bedrock)

Question 30

True or false: Topsoil is thicker in temperate areas than in tropical and desert areas.

Answer 30

True - it is more temperate. Rain washes away too much and tropical and not enough in desert

Question 31

Topography that affects the type of drainage basin in the area>

Answer 31

Elevation (water flows downhill) Nearby water basins in other systems

Question 32

How are meanders formed?

Answer 32

- water flows on path of least resistance - an obstruction causes disturbances (meanders) which will enlarge