6.1 Study Guide
- Which agent of erosion leads to the formation of sand dunes?
- How can water be an agent for physical weathering?
- How does the removal of trees and other vegetation impact erosion?
- What is the difference between Porosity and Permeability?
- Commercial inorganic fertilizers commonly contain what nutrients?
- What is a landslide and what type of movement is it?
- What are the three rock types and how do they form?
- What is the difference between the three types of sedimentary rocks?
- An igneous rock with a glassy texture indicates that it formed how?
- What is Physical weathering and how does it occur?
- What is Chemical weathering?
- Which agent of erosion most likely carried sediment that could scratch and polish the surface of bedrock?
- Describe the shape of a valley carved by a glacier.
- Describe the shape of a valley carved by a river.
- Describe the process of soil formation by biological activity.
- How do the following depositional features form: delta, barrier island, morain
- What was the Dust Bowl? What were the causes? What sediment sizes were involved and why.
- What type of soil has the following distribution: 40% clay, 50% sand and 10% silt?
- What % of sand, silt and clay are found in the soil represented by the star below