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Weathering
ES-7a,b
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is weathering? | The process which rocks are broken down chemically and physically by the action of water, air, and organisms into smaller pieces. |
| What is chemical weathering? | When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces and they are changed into a new rock or mineral. One of the ways we get metamorphic rocks. |
| What is physical weathering? | When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces but they stay the same type of rock. |
| What is erosion? | The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. |
| Weathering, erosion, and deposition is what kind of process? | An interrelated process |
| What are two types of weathering? | Mechanical and Chemical |
| How do glaciers cause erosion and deposition? | As glaciers moved and shifted they picked up rocks and sediments moving the mto new places. |
| What causes both erosion and weathering? | Ice, wind, water, and gravity |
| What is saltation? | the process of skipping sand grains |
| What does chemical and mechanical weathering have in common? | they both can break down rocks faster than other processes |