Weathering & Erosion Unit Review
Vocabulary to know:
abrasion
creep
dunes
gully erosion
levees
oxbow lake
runoff
tributaries
outwash
eskers
exfoliation
soil profile
C horizon
Albedo Effect
glacial grooves
baselevel
deflation
erosion
intermittent
mass movement
physical weathering
sandbars
ultimate baselevel
water diversion
moraines
oxidation
horizon
alluvial fan
valley glaciers
subsoil
drainage basin
moraines
carbonic acid
delta
floodplain
leaching
meander
rockslide
sheet erosion
till
waterfall
drumlins
soil
A horizon
glacier
plucking
outwash
chemical weathering
deposition
frost wedging
loess
mudflow
root wedging
slump
rill
weathering
ice wedging
humus
B horizon
continental glaciers
striations
top soil
Concepts to know:
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Know the difference between mechanical and chemical weathering.
Know and understand the 4 agents of erosion. (gravity, wind, glaciers and running water)
Know how glaciers have impacted Wisconsin and Sauk County.
Be able to explain how glacier features such as; kettles, eskers, drumlins and moraines were formed.
Know about the general geologic history of the Baraboo area.
Know about the general glacial history of the Baraboo area.
Know about the importance of soil and how it is arranged in the ground.
Know about the importance of running water.
What to study for the test?
 The two biggest things to study are the notes and the readings. Pay special attention to the
chapter reviews.
 Also look over any labs and activities that we have done. I try to pull questions from them as
well.