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chapter 27 Flashcards

1
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process that involves the physical or chemical breakdown of materials on earths surface

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weathering

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mixture of weathered rock, organic matter, water, and air that is capable of supporting plant life

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soil

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removal of surface material through the process of weathering

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erosion

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land area that gathers water for a major river is called rivers

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drainage basin

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movemoent of water parallel to the shoreline

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longshore current

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rocks weather ersional agents like water, ice, wind, and gravity move eroded from one material from one place to another in a process

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sediment transport

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the erosinal agent slows down it drops this sediment load in a process

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depostion

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8
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weathering definition?

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the process the involves the physical or chemical breakdown of materials on earth’s surface

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9
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do rocks weather at the same rate?

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no

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10
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what are the two main factors that determine how fast a rock will weather?

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rock type

landscape

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what are the two types of weathering?

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mechanical or chemical

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12
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what type of change happens with mechanical weathering?

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physical changes

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13
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what type of change happens with chemical weathering?

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chemical changes

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14
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what are the 3 specific types of mechanical weathering?

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frost wedging
biological activity
collisions

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15
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what causes frost wedging?

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when water collects in the cracks of rocks and freezes

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16
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what causes biological activity?

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plants and animals

17
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what causes weathering during collisions?

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when rocks fall from a cliff or trumble through trubulent rivers

18
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what are the 2 types of chemical weathering caused by?

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oxygen and water

19
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what is the chemical process called that is caused by oxygen?

20
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what is chemical process called that is caused by water?

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hydrolysis

21
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soil definition?

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a mixture of weathered rock, organic matter and air that is capable of supporting life

22
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what is parent material?

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the material from which soil

23
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what are soil horizons?

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different layers of soil

24
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how many soil horizons are there?

25
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true or false? all soils contain horizons.

26
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what are the specific soil horizons?

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O,A,E,B,C,R

27
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what does the first soil horizon contain?

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organic materail

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