Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition

The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering is

Which statement best describes the process that forms a stream?

Chemical reactions happen at

Freezing and thawing is a form of

Erosion and deposition are opposite processes

What causes iron to rust?

Weathering is the

Living organisms, acid rain, & CO₂ all form _?_ to chemically weather rock

Which of the following factors decreases the speed of a river?

Which of the following factors increase the speed of a river?

The grinding away of rock by rock particles is called

What is true about gravity?

During a flood, a river's speed & volume of flow increase, leading to

Scientists determine that a certain flood plain will likely have severe flood 2 - 3 hundred yrs

Erosion is the

Where a stream bed curves, deposition occurs

More runoff generally means less erosion

The shape of a stream bed does not affect its power to erode

As runoff flows over the surface, it forms tiny grooves in soil called

What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change?

Burrowing(digging) loosens & breaks apart rocks in the soil. Burrowing is done by

The downhill movement of eroded material is known as

The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by grinding of rock particles

Creep is a type of mass movement that occurs

Material moved by erosion is called

The eroded materials carried by water or wind are called?

What feature may form by erosion on a river where a layer of soft rock lays beneath hard rock?

A large stream is also called a

A river with high volume of glow has little power to erode

As a stream flows from a mountainous area to a flatter area the size of sediment it normally

What form of moving water causes the greatest changes in the shape of the land.

a meander cut off from the main course of a river becomes a(n)

A river with a steep slope has an increased speed

A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly & reddish brown in color has been weathered by

The difference between a gully and stream is a stream

All of the following are agents of erosion except

Mudflow and creep happen very slowly

Two landforms created from deposits by rivers are

The amount of sediment that a river carries is called its energy

Deposition is the process by which the agents of erosion