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Type of mechanical weathering where rocks are worn away by contact with
OTHER rocks.
a. Plantsb. Abrasion
c. Ice wedgingd. Animals
Abrasion
Process where rocks are broken into pieces by CHEMICAL means.
a. Mechanical Weatheringb. Chemical Weathering
b. Chemical Weathering
Sudden, rapid movement of rock and soil down a slope.
a. Creep
b. Mass Movement
b. Mass Movement
Process were rocks are broken into pieces by
PHYSICAL means.
Mechanical Weathering
Process where oxygen reacts with metal causing rust.
Oxidation
Slow movement of material down a slope.
Creep
Process by which streams dump (deposit) sediment.
Deposition
Cycles of freezing and thawing of water which causes rocks to break.
Ice Wedging
Large masses of snow and ice that cover about 1/10 of
the Earth’s surface.
Glaciers
Glaciers push these rocks and materials in front of them called.
a. Depositb. Sediment
b. Sediment
Weathering is the process where rocks are broken down.
True or False.
True
The process of rock and sand being moved from one place to another.
a. Weatheringb. Erosion
b. Erosion
Identify the chemical weathering cause of this
cave.
Acids
This type of mechanical weathering can cause
erosion.
Plant Growth
This type of mechanical weathering can cause
erosion.
Animals
List the 4 types of Erosion
WindWater
GravityGlaciers
What agent of erosion caused this?
Gravity
What agent erosion caused this?
Glaciers
What agent erosion caused this?
Running Water
What agent erosion caused this?
Wind
2 Ways Plants can PREVENT Erosion!
1. Roots: hold soil together.2. Body of the plant: prevent
soil to be eroded by wind and water.
What agents of erosion continue to change Long
Island Sound?
1. Wind: wind blows the sand, abrasion, wearing down
rocks2. Water: waves create erosion
along the beaches.