Weathering And Erosion Flashcards
1
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The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces
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Weathering
2
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The weathering and removal of rock from one place to another
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Erosion
3
Q
A rock is broken apart by
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Physical weathering
4
Q
If a rock contains iron air and water
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Chemical weathering
5
Q
Erosion can be caused by glaciers wind water g
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Gravity
6
Q
When the Colorado river eroded the land around the river in Arizona the was formed
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Grand Canyon
7
Q
Glaciers form in very cold places as thick ice
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Sheets
8
Q
As the weight of the overlying ice increases the glaciers begin
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To flow
9
Q
Deposit left behind by a glaciers are called
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Glacier debris and glacier till
10
Q
The mounds that form where till builds up are
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Moraine
11
Q
Most processes change the land slowly but people can make
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Faster changes
12
Q
People change the land by
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Mining
