Exam 7: Weathering and Erosion

The "bouncing" of grains along a stream bed is known as _______.

The never-ending formation and destruction of Earth materials is called the _______.

In the figure below,what type of weathering is being shown?

The figure below what gives the stream its muddy appearance _______.

Explain the similarities and differences between root wedging and frost wedging.

The _______ layer is the deepest layer of soil that consists of parent rock material in various stages of weathering.

Explain the similarity and difference between a slurry flow and a granular flow.

Sediment that is moved along the bottom of a stream is known as _______.

A type of chemical weathering in which minerals react with dissolved oxygen in water is known as _______.

In the figure below,this form of chemical weathering is known as the ________.

The _______ -horizon in a soil profile is known as the zone of accumulation.

A member of this family of hydrous alumino-silicate minerals is generally referred to as a _______.

_______ is the type of weathering illustrated in the figure below?

In areas of high rainfall,where soil is thin over bedrock,and in areas where the ground is frozen to depth,slow slurry flows can occur through a process called _______.

Briefly describe the factors that control weathering.

The splitting of rocks due to the repeated freezing and thawing is known as root wedging.

Discuss the similarities and the differences between bedload,suspended load,and dissolved load.

The uppermost layer of regolith that can support rooted plants is known as soil.

In the photo below,what does the arrow indicate?

The figure below illustrates a good example of repeated rockfalls.