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Question | Answer |
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The elevation is 2465 ft. above _________________. | sea level |
The name of the river that flows through the Grand Canyon is the ____________________ River. | Colorado |
The Colorado River flows ____________________. | north to south |
What are the characteristics of sandstone? | rough, particles come off when rubbed against another rock, different colors |
What are two important tools of a geologist? | hydrochloric acid and a hand lens |
What are characteristics of limestone? | fizzes with acid, different colors, some have holes which absorb the liquid on it. |
Two types of weathering is __________ and _____________. | mechanical , chemical |
What is the idea that what happened before is still happening today? | uniformitarianism |
Name the 5 kinds of mechanical weathering. | abrasion, freezing and thawing, plant growth, release of pressure, animal actions |
Name the two things that determine how fast a rock will weather. | type of rock and climate |