Earth Science Chapter 17

Takes place when the weather causes rocks to be worn down, cracked or broken

True/False: It takes a long time for glaciers to carve through a mountain.

As water moves through streams & rivers, it carries soil, sand & rocks. Rain is an example of…

The wind carries sand, dust and other small objects all over the planet. Wind is an example of…

As glaciers melt away, they drop off rocks and soil. This is an example of…

To melt away

True/False: Deposition of water & wind create areas of good soil that can be used for farming.

Deposits of soil, sand and rocks that have been dropped off by moving water

Large sheets of ice that slowly slide down a mountain, causing large amounts of erosion

True/False: Many plants give off tiny amounts of acid into the soil.

Takes place when acids cause small parts of rock to dissolve

True/False: Rain, snow, wind, animals, plants & temperature are examples of physical weathering

When large sheets of ice & snow get heavy, they move down the sides of mts. This is an ex. of…

A natural method that breaks apart large rocks into smaller rocks

True/False: It takes a few hours to break down a whole mountain from physical weathering

True/False: Physical Weathering is all bad

At times, there is enough sand, soil and rocks to form new land. This is an example of…

The moving of rocks and soil to another place