Sediments and Weathering Flashcard

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What are sediments?

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Small pieces of rock or soil material

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Which of the following is not an example of mass movement? Landslides, Acid rain, Mudflow, Slump

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Acid rain

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Frost wedging, root wedging, exfoliation, abrasion, and thermal expansion are all examples of which process?

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Mechanical weathering

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List the four agents of chemical weathering.

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Water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, acid produced by decaying plants and animals

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Processes that cause erosion on Earth’s surface: Waves, Wind, Moving water, Volcanic activity (except one)

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Volcanic activity

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The burning of fossil fuels contributes to which of the following?

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Acid rain

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How do glaciers contribute to the process of deposition?

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As glaciers melt they leave behind sediment

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How does the composition of a rock affect its rate of weathering?

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Many rocks contain different minerals that will weather at different rates

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The geologic process by which water, wind, ice, or gravity moves pieces of rock or soil is known as

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erosion

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The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes is _______ weathering.

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chemical