Hydrology, Weathering and Erosion- Mrs. Mullane

 How does erosion differ from weathering?

Which is NOT a source of fresh water on Earth?

What type of weathering is shown in the following diagram?

What process of the water cycle is C?

A landscape characterized by caverns and sinkholes is referred to as – 

What forms when a meander in a stream becomes cut off by deposited sediment?

Of the 3 major watersheds in Virginia, which is the largest?

The underground region where the soil’s pores are filled mostly with air is called the Zone of-

What is the name of the cave formation labeled A?

 Which letter lists only types of mechanical/physical weathering?

Organic matter in soil is also called 

What is the name of the cave formation labeled B?

The part of the regolith that supports plant growth is called

When acids change a rock into a new compound it is called –

The total land area that water flows across or through on its way to a stream is called a -

Why must water contain dissolved carbon dioxide in order to break down limestone? 

What process of the water cycle is A?

The small pieces of rock that are created by the breakdown of rock are called - 

A curved bend in a stream’s path is called a 

The underground region where the soil’s pores are filled mostly with water is the Zone of-

What process of the water cycle is B?

Which physiographic (geographic) region in Virginia contains the most karst topography?

Soil formation is affected by all of thefollowing factors, except

 A huge mass of ice and snow that moves by gravity is calla(n) – 

 When do streams and rivers deposit sediment?

What is the correct order in which soil horizons should be labeled in this diagram?

 By what process do streams and rivers move material?

The process by which the products of weathering and erosion are laid down is called -

The rate of weathering is affected by 

The process that breaks down a rock into smaller pieces is called - 

A river that flows slowly and meanders through a broad floodplain would be considered a(n)

Which letter contains only agents of chemical weathering?

A river that flows fast and straight, carving a deep V-shaped valley, would be considered a(n) 

The flat area that is found on both sides of a river that takes the water during a flood is a(n

The boundary between the Zone of Aeration and the Zone of Saturation is called the  - 

Would you want to build a house on the outside or on the inside of a meander of a river?

The movement of Earth materials down slope due to gravity is called –

What is the name of the cave formation labeled C?

The continuous movement of water between the air and the Earth is called 

 (True or False) Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition are inter-related processes.