How many types of weathering are there?
Two
The change in composition of minerals when they react chemically with water is considered what type of chemical weathering?
hydrolysis
What are the 4 agents that erode our planet?
gravity, water, ice, and wind
When water seeps into cracks in rock and then freezes, breaking the rock, is considered what type of weathering?
ice/frost wedging
Define runoff:
Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
What are the two types of weathering?
Mechanical and chemical
Define mechanical weathering:
Physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
Define glacier
A large, slow moving mass of ice.
Define single column:
When a stalactite and stalagmite meet in the middle and fuse together.
Define slump:
When a large block of soil and rock becomes unstable and moves downhill in one piece.
This type of erosion usually occurs in dry areas with little to no vegetation.
Erosion by wind