Weathering means to _______ rock into sediments. Weathering is the process by which rocks are broken down into sediments over a _______ period of time.
Mechanical Weathering
Mechanical weathering changes the size and _______ of rock, not the chemical arrangement.
Chemical Weathering
The breaking down of rocks through chemical processes that change the rock’s _______ of atoms (chemicals). Some common types of atoms/chemicals are Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Carbon, etc.
Acid rain is an example of chemical weathering. Acid rain occurs when carbon dioxide in the atmosphere _______ with water in clouds to produce carbonic acid. As it rains down, carbonic acid _______ (breaks down) rocks. Chemical reactions with metals also cause chemical weathering. Oxygen can react with _______ in rocks and cause them to rust and break down.
Erosion
Erosion is when sediments (broken pieces of rocks) are _______ from one location to another.
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Question 3
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Categorize the different types of mechanical weathering!!!
Glacial Weathering
River (Surface runoff) Weathering
Wind Weathering
Freezing and Expanding rock Weathering
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Question 4
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Mechanical (MW) or Chemical (CW) weathering?
Plants growing in the cracks of rocks causes the rocks to split.
Caves forming when carbonic acid dissolves limestone.
An abrasion on a rock is a scrape that occurs when wind or water hits against rock.
Iron reacts with oxygen to make blue soil.
Temperature changes like when water freezes into cracks and expands.
Chemical Weathering
Mechanical Weathering
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Question 5
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Categorize the following into erosion or weathering
Water seeps into a rock freezes and then expands over night breaking the rock in half.
A river moves sediments down to another place.
Wind blows small particles of rock to a different area.
Wind blows sand against a larger rock causing the rock to break down.
When rocks are transported from one place to another place.
When rocks are broken down into smaller rocks.
Erosion
Weathering
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Question 6
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A) Rocks can be broken down in a variety of ways through the process of weathering. Which of the following is an example of a chemical form of weathering?__________
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Question 7
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The surfacer of the Earth is always __________. Things like moving water, wind, and tectonic plates help shape the natural features of the Earth's surface also known as the Earth's __________.
Weathering is the process that takes place as rocks and other parts of the __________ are broken down into smaller pieces. It can be caused by water, air, chemicals, plants, and animals.
Examples of mechanical weathering include __________
Examples of chemical weathering include __________
Weathering is the __________ that breaks all the rocks and erosion is the thing that __________ the rocks away. " Weathering makes a mess and erosion cleans it up."
The coast line of Massachusetts (USA), we can see cape cod in 1984 vs. 2014 and we can see that __________. How did it happen?__________/ Natural forces like major storms and rising sea levels erode these smaller peices even further.
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Question 8
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A) Miami Beach is a popular tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and white sand. However, over time, the sandy part of the beach seems to be shrinking and the water creeps further and further towards the boardwalk. Every few years, the city needs to bring in sand to replenish the shrinking beach. Which of the following explains why the city of Miami Beach needs to bring in sand every few years? __________
B) Laurie is learning about two parts of the rock cycle. Weathering and erosion. She needs to explain how weathering and erosion are different. Which of the following correctly describes the difference between weathering and erosion?__________
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Question 9
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According to the video, What is weathering, erosion, and deposition?__________
The root of the word deposition is deposit. What does the word deposit mean? __________
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Question 10
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Your teacher has decided that you are the EVALUATOR. You are given the the task of evaluating which student is more correct based on your understanding of the difference between weathering and erosion. Only one student is correct, which student is it?
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Question 11
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Sort the cards into weathering, erosion and deposition categories.
Tree roots growing around rocks and breaking them.
Rain washing soil away from the P.E. field carrying it away to somewhere else
Wind blowing sand against a rock causing the rock to have abrasions and to break down
A river polishing rocks smooth without removing them.
Layers of sediment dropped at the bottom of a lake a long time ago.
A hurricane washing sand off of a beach.
Strong winds blowing sand across a beach.
A mudslide flowing and moving mud down a hill.
Muddy deltas forming at the mouths of rivers as soil is dropped off there by river water
Water freezing in the cracks in rock and splitting them open.
Weathering "breaking"
Erosion "carrying"
Deposition "dropping off"
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Question 12
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Choose A or B to create:
A: An infographic of mechanical versus chemical weathering