Cats Flashcards
The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called
Weathering
A rock is broken apart by weathering if the rock type does not change
Physical
If the rock contains iron, air and water ca react with the iron through
Chemical
The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another is called
Erosion
Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind, moving water, and
Gravity
The mounds that form where a till builds up are called
Mounds
Most process change land slowly, but people can make changes
Faster
Huge masses of ice and snow, called erode land
Glaciers
The carrying away of weathered pieces of rock
Erosion
Rocks or gravel left by a glacier.
Debris
The bottom end of a glacier
Terminus
An unsorted mixture of debris dropped by a glacier
Glacial till
Weathering that breaks down rock with out changing the rock type
Physical
People change the land by it to get minerals, metals or fuels.
Mining
The kind of weathering that changes the type of rock
Chemical