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Chapter 15- Soil, Weathering, Mass Wasting Flashcards

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minerals that dissolves in water. Minerals are halite, calcite, quartz are characteristics of?

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Dissolution

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chemical reaction where elements or compound loses electrons. The minerals are hematite and limonite are characteristics of?

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Oxidation

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reaction of minerals with water. The minerals are feldspar weathers to kaolinite are characteristics of?

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Hydrolysis

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Sand or silica in solution is an example of?

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Quartz

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Clay and silica, Na+, K+ and Ca2+ in solution is an example of?

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Feldspar

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Olivine and Limonite and silica, Mg2+ in solution is an example of?

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Hematite

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Layer of rock and mineral fragments produced by weathering is the definition of?

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Regolith

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Portion of regolith that supports plant life is 45% mineral, 5% organic matter, 25% water and 25% air is the definition of?

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Soil

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Decayed remains of plants and animals good soil and drinkable water are two of the most important natural resources is the definition of?

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Humus

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O (topsoils), A (subsoils), E (leaching), B (zone of accumulation) and C (Rocks) are?

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Soil Horizons

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B- horizon rich in Al and Fe. Forms temperature in climate. Soil of Georgia is describing?

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Pedalfer

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Collects calcite in B- horizon. Form in arid climate. No O- horizon and A- horizon unweathered minerals & rocks is describing?

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Pedocal

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Can be Fe or Al ore. forms in warm wet climate (bricks). No B- Horizon. Most minerals leached from soil are examples of?

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Laterite

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The Mass moving at 200km/hour “float on air” is defining?

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Rock Avalanche

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The Downward sliding of a mass unit moves along a curved surface is defining?

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Slump

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The Blocks of bedrock slide down slope is defining?

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Rockslide

17
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The Rapid flow, mixture of debris and water semiarid mountain areas slopes of volcanoes tend to follow canyons is defining,

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MudFlow

18
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The Mass that flows downslope humid areas water saturates soils and regoliths is describing?

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Earthflow

19
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The Gradual downhill movement freezing and thawing wetting and drying is defining?

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Creep

20
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Permanently frozen ground is called?

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Permafrost

21
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Creep of water-saturated thaw in summer is called?

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Soilfluction

22
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As water freezes its volume expands by 9% is how what works?

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Frost Wedging

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