chapter 27.1

Question 1

weathering

Answer 1

the process that changes the surface of earth

Question 2

soil

Answer 2

mixture of weathering rock organic matter water and air that can support plant life

Question 3

erosion

Answer 3

removal of earths surface

Question 4

sediment transport

Answer 4

gravity move eroded msterials from onje place to antoher

Question 5

deposition

Answer 5

when it melts its called deposation

Question 6

drainage basin

Answer 6

the land area that gathers water for a major river

Question 7

longshore current

Answer 7

the movemnt of water parrel to the shoreline

Question 8

what is weathering

Answer 8

break down mineralon earths surafce

Question 9

do rocks weather at the same rate

Answer 9

no they are at different rates

Question 10

what are two main factors that determine how fast rocks wether

Answer 10

rock type and landscape

Question 11

what are the two types of weather

Answer 11

mechanical and chemical

Question 12

what typeof changes happen with mechanicsal changes

Answer 12

physical changes

Question 13

what typeof changes happen with mechanicsal changes

Answer 13

physical changes

Question 14

what type of changes are chemical weathering

Question 15

what causes frost wedging

Answer 15

water bwteen cracks in the rock and freezing frreze tha cycle

Question 16

what sithe difference between weathering and ersion

Answer 16

weasthering break and erison eats away

Question 17

when the slope deacreses

Answer 17

so does the river

Question 18

channels

Answer 18

waterruns

Question 19

what shape do yougn rivers

Answer 19

v

Question 20

what is it called when it is cvaled when setmeint

Question 21

delta

Answer 21

fan shaped deposit at the top of a river

Question 22

what are two types of glaciers

Answer 22

valleyc ontienatal

Question 23

where theylocated

Answer 23

mountains valey

Question 24

what is a cirk

Answer 24

bowlsshapedbasons

Question 25

arete

Answer 25

form wherer 2 adjacent valley glaciers meet

Question 26

horn

Answer 26

sharped peeks

Question 27

small glacoiersx nteht fdfeweed intomn;lrgerrs

Question 28

what does the shape and size of lanmforms depend on

Question 29

what are three landfroms credated by wave ersion