front 1 How many types of weathering are there? | back 1 Two |
front 2 The change in composition of minerals when they react chemically with water is considered what type of chemical weathering? | back 2 hydrolysis |
front 3 What are the 4 agents that erode our planet? | back 3 gravity, water, ice, and wind |
front 4 When water seeps into cracks in rock and then freezes, breaking the rock, is considered what type of weathering? | back 4 ice/frost wedging |
front 5 Define runoff: | back 5 Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground. |
front 6 What are the two types of weathering? | back 6 Mechanical and chemical |
front 7 Define mechanical weathering: | back 7 Physical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces |
front 8 Define glacier | back 8 A large, slow moving mass of ice. |
front 9 Define single column: | back 9 When a stalactite and stalagmite meet in the middle and fuse together. |
front 10 Define slump: | back 10 When a large block of soil and rock becomes unstable and moves downhill in one piece. |
front 11 This type of erosion usually occurs in dry areas with little to no vegetation. | back 11 Erosion by wind |