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vocabulary test 4/1/
vocabulary test monday april 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the Wentworth Scale used for? | the wentworth scale is use to know the measures of rocks and sand. From clay (0.004)to boulder (256 mm). are some of the measures that can be found. |
| what are the four charactheristic we use to analyze sand particles? | |
| what does it mean when you are asked the source of the sand? | |
| what is a dune? | A dune is a mound, hill, or ridge of windblown sand. |
| What is a canyon? | A canyon is a V-shaped valley eroded by a river. |
| What is a plateau? | |
| Define erosion and name 4 types of erosion. | |
| there are 3 different kinds of chemical erosion. name then and describe what they are. | the 3 different kinds of chemical erosion are solution,oxidation, and hydrolysis. Solution is minerals found in rocks are easily dissolved in water. Oxidation is oxygen + iron creates rust causing a break down of the rock. And hydrolysis is a chemical dec |
| there are five different kinds of physical erosion. name at least 3 and define. | . Frost or ice wedging water seeps into cracks,freezes, time passes, and the rock starts breaking apart. living organism is when roots exert preassure on rocks and the roots wedged apart the rocks. thermal expansion: this repeated steps make rock break |
| what is deposition? | |
| draw rock cycle. |