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Weathering and Erosion

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True or false? Gravity causes water to flow from higher to lower ground.

True

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True or false? Runoff causes erosion.

True

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Small particles are carried and stay mixed with water

suspension

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movement of larger particles that move in little jumps near the bottom of a stream

saltation

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Weathering due to????

acid rain

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movement of large particles that roll along the bottom of a body of water

traction

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pillars of rock left behind by wave erosion

sea stacks

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erosion of a sea arch can form a:

sea stack

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when a cliff is eroded on both sides by waves forming a hole, this forms

sea arch

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What is it called when sediments are picked up by glaciers and freeze to the bottom?

plucking

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Name the two ways glaciers erode

plucking and abrasion

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sediments frozen to the bottom of a glacier scrape the underlying rock

abrasion

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True or false? An earthquake can trigger a landslide.

True

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True or false? Landslides cause a tiny amount of damage compared to other natural disasters.

False

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What type of soil typically is responsible for a mudslide

clay

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The gradual movement of soil downhill is called:

creep

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