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Weathering Unit Review

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    Physical & Chemical Weathering and Agents of Change
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  • Sand dunes are caused by which agent of change?
    Wind
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  • What is the word we use to describe small rocks during weathering?
    Sediments
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  • During chemical weathering, what happens to a rock?
    It changes into another rock or substance
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  • What is the word we use to describe a large sheet of ice?
    A glacier
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  • U-shaped valleys are caused by which agent of change?
    Ice
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  • Root wedging is an example of which kind of weathering?
    Biological weathering!
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  • Erosion is when rocks are ____________ by agents of change.
    Picked up
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  • What is it called when rocks are dropped off by agents of change?
    Deposition
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  • Prairie dogs digging tunnels underground is an example of what type of weathering?
    Biological weathering
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  • A car staying out in the sun and rain for a long time and turning to rust is an example of what type of weathering?
    Chemical Weathering
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  • A large rock being broken into smaller kinds of rock is an example of what kind of weathering?
    Physical Weathering
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  • What landform is created when rocks are deposited at the mouth of a river?
    A delta
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  • The process of rocks breaking apart or moving is called...
    Weathering!
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  • Ice freezing in rocks and breaking them apart is an example of...
    ice/frost wedging
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  • Canyons are formed by which agent of change?
    Water!
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  • Coal, when introduced to a lot of heat and pressure will turn into a diamond. This is an example of what kind of weathering?
    Chemical weathering
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