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| Physical forces break down drocks without exfoliation, biological activity, frost wedgingm changing their composition |
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| Slow, downhill movement of regolith and soil |
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| Occurs most rapidly in hot, wet climate |
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| Layer of rock and mineral fragments that cover most of Earth's land surface |
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| Mass movements of materials containing large amounts of H20 |
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| Movement of land due to water, moves slowly & carries clay |
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| Slump (Rockslide & Rockfall) |
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| Downward movement of a block of material on a curved surface |
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| Transfer of rock & soil downslope due to Gravity, form of erosion |
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| Soil texture best for plant life |
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| Soil where parent material is the bedrock |
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| Cause of unusual and spectacular rock formations. Minerals in rock weather at different rates |
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Granite domes
Ex: Enchanted Rock |
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| Weathering due to repeated freezing of water |
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| Decaued remains of organisms found in soil |
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| Piles of rock at the bottom of a mountain |
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| What type of climate is best for chemical weathering? |
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| What causes the rock formations you have been researching? |
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| Differential weathering, sand, water, erosion |
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| Name the types of chemical weathering: |
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| What factors effect mass movement |
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| Removal of vegitation, saturation, by water, earthquakes, road building |
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| Name ways to control erosion |
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| Terracing milsides, planting windbreaks, rotating crops |
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| Name factors that accelerate erosion. Which factor is the accelerates erosion the fastest? |
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| Name the soil horizons and describe each |
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Pedocal: Grassland
Pedalfer: Forest
Laterite: Tropical |
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Name the three types of soil and describe each
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| Topsoil, subsoil, weathered parent material, parent material |
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| What is the greatest factor affecting in soil erosion? |
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| Name the soil texture sizes from smallest to largest |
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| Describe the components of good quality soil |
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| Humus, topsoil, subsoil, air minerals |
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| Describe the types of soil steep slopes would have |
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| A verticle section through soil showing the soil horizons (layers) |
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| Factors that effect soil formation: |
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| Slope, parent soil, time, CLIMATE (greatest) |
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