Weathering and Erosion Study Guide
1. Be able to write a complete informational sentence about the following vocabulary words.
Weathering
Mechanical weathering
Chemical weathering
Soil
Erosion
Mass movement
Deflation
Abrasion
Runoff
Glacier
Streams
Slump
Creep
2. Identify gravity, wind, ice or water as the erosive force behind these landforms.
Cirque
Slump
Rock slide
Gully
Loess
Sand dune
Sand bar
Till
Delta
3. Know the different mass movements and what causes mass movements.
4. What climate does chemical weathering take place the fastest?
5. What kind of climate does soil form rapidly?
6. Nutrient Rich soil is found mostly under grasslands, forests, deserts, or glaciers?
7. What are cirques caused by?
8. Be able to recognize examples of chemical weathering
9. Compare and contrast weathering and erosion.
10. What are the forces behind mechanical weathering examples?
11. What is the difference between a valley formed by streams and glaciers?
12. How can you tell which way the wind is blowing and sand is migrating from a sand dune?
13. Choose 2 essay questions to answer for the test.
Describe how mechanical, chemical, and biological factors work together to increase the
weathering of a rock? (4 points)
Trace rainfall on the top of a hill through its travels to a lake. Include the terms rill,
stream, gully, and runoff. (4 points)
Explain how climate affects the formation of soil. (4 points)
How does a glacier form? (4 points)