Unit 1 Flashcard

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What is weathering?

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When Earth materials are broken down into smaller pieces

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What is erosion?

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When Earth materials, like rock, sand, and soil are being carried away from their original location

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What process does the picture demonstrate? Options: a flood, weathering, erosion, deposition

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weathering

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What is deposition?

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When Earth materials like rock, sand, and soil, are dropped or deposited into a new location.

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________ is the laying down of eroded material.

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Deposition

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Which gives the best example of erosion?

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Wind slowly chips away at a mountain peak, changing its shape

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What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

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Weathering is the breaking down of rocks and soil, and erosion is the movement of weathered material.

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Acid rain causes

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chemical weathering

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An example of chemical weathering is: Ice wedging, Oxidation, Animals burrowing, Crashing waves

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Oxidation

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The correct order of the Earth's layers starting from the OUTSIDE going IN is

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crust, mantle, outer core, inner core