unit 4 erosion study guide

_______is the outer bank of the river and is being steadily eroded?

This is the “jumping” of heavier sediments by wind.

Which of these modes of erosion is most common in sweden?

Which is not a main form of erosion?

Why do deserts often occur near mountain ranges?

Which is the most common type of erosion of the examples?

The most common mineral in sand is _______?

Which is NOT an example of erosion

the imperceptibly slow, downslope movement of soil and earth materials.

Which is not an example of mass wasting?

These appear in areas where underground layers of rock are eroded away.

Which element reacts with acid the most?

Which of these is not attributed to chemical erosion in kentucky?

What is the perfect mix of soils called?

what is a ford?

What kind of soil is Georgia best known for?

These are just large scale examples of erosion.

Water actually expands by ________ whenever it freezes

the side of the dune being built up by wind.

This form of erosion can only move the lightest materials.

What is the most important factor for wind erosion?

this is the spread of a desert.

_________ a method of transporting very fine sediment in a system of air, water or ice.

Where does Ice erosion happen?

what is melt water?

Which of these mode of erosion is most common in georgia?

a long interval of time when global temperatures are relatively cold

This is the most common form of erosion and the strongest.

This often occurs from some sort of structural stability being removed from an area

If you see an electrical pole at a 45 degree angle with no other damage, what probably caused it?

what is a moraine

This is erosion caused by water on the surface of the earth.

a thin layer of material that covers the earth's surface and is produced by the gradual weathering of rock

process of water seeping into cracks, freezing, and then expanding.

The combination of the weight of the ________ and the suspended sediments makes this extremely effective at erosion

a particle must be less than .002 centimeters

__________the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.

How many people die in the u.s. Every year from mass wasting events?

the area past the crest of the dune where wind isn’t blowing.

Ph is the measurement of how _____ an object is.

___________ events are gradual processes that take years or even decades to be noticed.

This is also where a lot of chemical filtration happens in water as well as chemical movement.

geological phenomena in which water-laden masses of soil and fragmented rock rush down mountainsides.

an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials

Calcite and aragonite have which element in them?

a particle size of 0.002 to 0.006 mm.

What is plucking?

Which of these conditions is not required for desert erosion?

the higher elevation the water starts at, the ________it moves.

What sort of erosion happens in the desert?

what is an arete?

These are caused by extremely water saturated rock layers becoming closer to a liquid and flowing downward

Where in the modern day do you think we will find landforms made from glacial erosion?

is the area of deposition in a rivers flow

a landslide caused by rock failure

Soils are classified based on what they're made of, and their __________.

when a small pit is made in a rock where sediment has blasted a hole into the surface and has continuously been eroded

Which is not an example of mass wasting changing landscapes?

the process of scraping or wearing something away.

a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials moves a short distance

The body of water left begins from a river is called what?

What is a mass wasting event?

This is what gives water erosion its teeth?

Which area has more water erosion?

this is when rates of erosion are different between 2 different connected rock types.

Particulates range in size from 1/16 mm to 2 mm

Generally it is so slow you can only notice it after many years

When a river _________ it is eroding in a pattern and takes a looping shape.