Weathering, Erosion, Glaciers

Question 1

The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, break down rocks.

Answer 1

Weathering

Question 2

Pits formed in a rock surface are a result of sulfur and water vapor combining to form…

Answer 2

Acid Rain

Question 3

Evidence for the BEST indication that Massachusetts’ climate has changed over time is found in…

Answer 3

Beach Erosion

Question 4

The two factors that have the biggest impact on the rate of weathering are…

Answer 4

Climate & type of rock

Question 5

These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:

Answer 5

Ice wedging

Question 6

When rocks are exposed to water, air, and living organisms; chemicals from these can change the minerals in a rock to new minerals or other materials (like rust)

Answer 6

Chemical weathering

Question 7

This produces weak acids to dissolve rock.

Answer 7

Plant roots

Question 8

This type of rock is easily weathered.

Answer 8

permeable

Question 9

Which principle states that Earth’s geological processes tend to happen in the same way today as they did in the past?

Answer 9

Uniformitarianism

Question 10

What is weathering?

Answer 10

The breaking down of earths crust into smaller and smaller pieces.

Question 11

Terrain created by glaciers

Answer 11

U-shaped valley

Question 12

How do plants help reduce soil erosion caused by rain?

Answer 12

Plant roots hold soil partials together.

Question 13

When ice forms, it causes weathering by-

Answer 13

Breaking rocks

Question 14

Flood waters moving soil from one location to another

Answer 14

Erosion

Question 15

What gases dissolve in rain to make acid rain?

Answer 15

Sulfur dioxide & nitrogen oxides

Question 16

Landslides are an example of

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Mechanical weathering

Question 17

These landforms are created as flowing water interacts with mountains, hills, or the steep walls of canyons.

Answer 17

Alluvial fan

Question 18

Plant roots can have an effect on rocks with TWO different types of weathering, which are…

Answer 18

Roots pry open rocks and crack it.

Question 19

The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces by some force

Answer 19

Mechanical weathering

Question 20

what is a glacier

Answer 20

Large, thick masses of ice that form on land when fallen snow gets compressed into ice.

Question 21

An underground cave formed by carbon and water combining, seeping through the ground to dissolve this stone.

Answer 21

Limestone

Question 22

What is the main cause of acid rain?

Answer 22

Gasses formed by the burning of fossil fuels

Question 23

After a glacier has receded, an enormous amount of weight has been removed from its surface. A rock surface that breaks of in large, thin layers is experiencing…

Answer 23

Release of pressure

Question 24

These two things are responsible for creating MOST of the valleys on Earth.

Answer 24

Glaciers & rivers

Question 25

what can glaciers cause

Answer 25

Shape landscapes through erosion

Question 26

What is an ice sheet

Answer 26

a glacier that cover lots of land.

Question 27

Chemical weathering in a dry and hot climate will occur...

Answer 27

Minimally or not at all

Question 28

What is a continental glacier

Answer 28

Ice sheets that cover entire continents

Question 29

When sediment is moved from one area to another and a sandy beach is formed, this is known as...

Answer 29

deposition

Question 30

What is erosion?

Answer 30

The process, by with water, ice, wind, or gravity, moves fragments of rocks and soil.

Question 31

Avalanches are an example of

Answer 31

mechanical weathering

Question 32

A kettle is formed when

Answer 32

a chunk of ice is left behind from a glacier till and it melts later.

Question 33

Rocks tumbling down a riverbed experience

Answer 33

abrasion

Question 34

A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust

Answer 34

Oxidation

Question 35

what is the definition for glacier till

Answer 35

Unsorted glacial sediments

Question 36

abrasion

Answer 36

The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water ice or wind.

Question 37

deposition

Answer 37

The laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.

Question 38

Chemical weathering

Answer 38

The process that breaks down rocks through chemical changes.

Question 39

Salt wedging

Answer 39

When saltwater seeps into rocks and evaporates.

Question 40

Mechanical weathering

Answer 40

The type of weathering in which rock is broken into smaller pieces.

Question 41

Contract

Answer 41

To reduce in size

Question 42

Glacial erratic

Answer 42

The bedrock from which glaciers were removed.

Question 43

Glacial striations

Answer 43

Long straight parallel lines scratched onto a bedrock surface

Question 44

Glacial till

Answer 44

The sediment deposited by a glacier.