Paper 1 - Distinctive landscapes Flashcards

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What is weathering?

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the process of material being broken down

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What is mechanical weathering?

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when physical actions of rain or other types of weather create weaknesses in rocks or land

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What is chemical weathering?

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When minerals react chemically in ways which weaken them (e.g. water breaking down rocks - dissolution)

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What is biological weathering?

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when rocks and land are broken down by the actions of living organisms such as plants

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What is mass movement?

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material moved down hill due to the pull of gravity

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What is sliding (mass movement)?

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where a section of land falls down a slope, dislodging other material on its way

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What is slumping (mass movement)?

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where material at the bottom of a slope moves outwards

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What is erosion?

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the wearing away of materials by a moving force which takes the material away.

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What is abrasion?

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where sediment is thrown against a surface by the sea (e.g. cliffs) and smooths the landform

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What is hydraulic action?

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where water forces its way into cracks, creating weaknesses and splitting them apart

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What is attrition?

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where pebbles hit each other, wearing them away

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What is solution?

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Where rocks are dissolved in water

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What is transportation?

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the movement of material (along a coast by waves or along a river bed by the river)

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What is traction?

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larger sediment rolling along the bottom of the sea

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What is saltation?

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small pieces of sediment picked up by the sea

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What is suspension?

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smaller particles suspended in the water

17
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What is solution? (transportation)

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minerals dissolved in the sea

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Deposition

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the laying down of materials that have been transported to create landforms

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In what type of area does deposition take place?

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low energy areas