Weathering processes Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What is the hydrological cycle? - Answer Closed system driven by solar energy and gravitational potential. The 4 main erosion processes? - Answer Hydrolic action, Air trapped in rocks forces cracks open. Abrasion, rocks wearing down cliff. Attrition, rocks wearing down other rocks. Corrosion, weathering. Types of Beach landform? - Answer Storm beach, high energy deposition. Berms, summer swell deposition. Offshore ridges/bars, formed by destructive wave erosion and deposition...

soil - a relatively thin surface layer made up of a mixture of weathered mineral particles, decaying organic matter, living organisms, gases, and liquid solutions components of soil - • Inorganic materials (Sand, silt, clay, Loam is a mix) • Organic matter • Water • Air elluviation - fine particles carried percolating water to deeper soil illuviation - deposition of the particles eluviated from above O horizon - loose and partly decayed organic matter at top A horizon...

soil - ANSWER--layer(s) of generally loose mineral and/or organic material -affected by physical, chemical, & biological processes -usually hold liquids, gases and biota and support plants -non-renewable resource soil functions - ANSWER-anchorage for plants storage and recycling of nutrients regulate water supply habitat for many organisms engineering medium transformations - ANSWER--weathering of primary minerals to clay & hydrous oxides -humification of organic mat...

Scientific Method - ANSWER-An emperical method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses. - Acceptable experimentation techniques to ensure results are not skewed - Objectivity needed for valid results - Peer review - Experiments must be performed and recorded in a way that it can be reproduced to verify answers The Steps of th...

ERSC 181 Test 8 (Final). Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 4 - 52.0/ 52.0 Points Question 1 of 50 Refer to the image of a meandering stream shown here. At which site along the stream would stream erosion be the most active? A. D and B B. A and C C. B and C D. C and D E. A and E Question 2 of 50 Which type of faulting is most dangerous in Utah? 2.0/ 2.0 Points 2.0/...

SCSC 301 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which horizon is not part of the soil solum? - ANSWER- C Organic matter in soil typically accounts for ____% or less of the soils total volume. - ANSWER- 5% Pore space in soil may contain either _____ or _____ - ANSWER- Air Water Soils are the result of ______ and biota acting on parent material over time as modified by ______ - ANSWER- Climate Topography Though plants depend on soil for growth, which of the items below is found in soil, but n...

CRSS/ FANR 3060 Exam 1 Questions and Answers soil - Correct Answer ️️ --layer(s) of generally loose mineral and/or organic material -affected by physical, chemical, & biological processes -usually hold liquids, gases and biota and support plants -non-renewable resource soil functions - Correct Answer ️️ -anchorage for plants storage and recycling of nutrients regulate water supply habitat for many organisms engineering medium transformations - Correct Answer ️️ --weathering...

CRSS/ FANR 3060 Exam 1 Questions & Answesoil - ANSWER--layer(s) of generally loose mineral and/or organic material -affected by physical, chemical, & biological processes -usually hold liquids, gases and biota and support plants -non-renewable resource soil functions - ANSWER-anchorage for plants storage and recycling of nutrients regulate water supply habitat for many organisms engineering medium transformations - ANSWER--weathering of primary minerals to clay & hydr...

APES Unit 4 Study Guide with correct answers 2024/2025What are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give...

WGU - Integrated Physical Sciences C165 - Unit 5. Questions & Answers, 100% Accurate Order of Earth's Layers (Inside to Out) - -Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust What is the thickest layer of the Earth? a) Inner Core b) Outer Core c) Mantle d) Crust - -c) Mantle What is the thinnest layer of the Earth? a) Inner Core b) Outer Core c) Mantle d) Crust - -d) Crust Physical or chemical breakdown of rock or soil - -Weathering All of the following contribute to weathering EXCEPT _...