Lesson 4 Review Flashcards

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1
Q

The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces are called __________________.

A

Weathering

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2
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A rock broken apart by ________________ weathering if the rock type does not change.

A

Physical

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3
Q

If rock contains iron, air, and water can react with iron through ___________ and form rust

A

Chemical weathering

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4
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The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another is called _____________.

A

Erosion

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5
Q

Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind moving water and ______________.

A

Gravity

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6
Q

When the Colorado River eroded the land the _______ ________ formed

A

Grand Canyon

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7
Q

Glaciers form in very close led places as thick sheets of________

A

Ice

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8
Q

As the weight of the overlying ice increases, the glacier begins to _______________

A

Flow

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9
Q

Deposits left behind a glacier are called ________ and ______

A

Glacier debris and terminus

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10
Q

The mounds that form were till builds up are called _______

A

Moraines

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11
Q

Most process change slowly but people make _______ changes

A

Faster

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12
Q

People change the land by _______ it to get minerals

A

Mining

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13
Q

Rocks or gravel left by a glacier

A

Debris

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14
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A slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces

A

Weathering

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15
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The caring away of weathered pices of rock

A

Erosion

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16
Q

Weathering that brakes down rocks without changing the type of rock

A

Physical

17
Q

An unsorted mixture of debris dropped by a glacier

A

Glacial till

18
Q

The bottom end of a glacier

A

Terminus

19
Q

Features that form were glacial till builds up

A

Moraines

20
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True or false trick question

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True and false trick question