Geophysical Science Barlow2014
Unit 5A Surface Process Study Guide
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Know how water is distributed over our planet…pie graphs with percentages….
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Define water budget:
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Know the definition of the following:
Weathering:
Erosion:
Deposition:
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Know that there are two forms of weathering:
Physical
1.
Abrasion
2.
Root pry
3.
Frost wedging
4.
Exfoliation
Chemical
1.
Hydrolysis
2.
Carbonation
3.
Oxidation
4.
Acid rain
5.
Plant acids know what these mean know what these mean
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Know agents of erosion and understand what they create
Gravity Ice/Glaciers Wind Water
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Factors that affect rate of weathering:
1) Climate/temperature 2) Type of rock 3) Exposure of surface 4) Amount of moisture
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Define and know the relationships between:
Porosity
Permeability
Capillarity

Geophysical Science Barlow2014
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Be able to recognize and define key components of a river system
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Define mass wasting/mass movement:
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Explain each type of fast mass wasting
Rockfall Landslide Mudslide
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Explain each type of slow mass wasting
Slump
Creep Solifluction
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Understand how infiltration of precipitation leads to cave formation
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Know what causes sinkholes
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Know what causes subsidence
Know how to interpret contour maps, hydrographs, and data
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Understand how natural disasters affect humans and ways in which we can prepare and safeguard for them
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Understand how humans can contribute to weathering, erosion, deposition, mass wasting, and natural disasters