Weathering Unit

2. type of wedging where trees grow and break apart rocks over time
4. the water ____ is the level in which water is filled underground. It can increase and decrease due to seasons
8. the ____ provides energy for the water cycle
10. the process by which plants release water vapor into the air
11. biologic activity + weathered rocks =
16. type of weathering when reactions breakdown rocks and change their composition
17. when water absorbs into the ground
18. water that is stored beneath Earth's surface
20. the ability to withstand weathering
22. physical weathering when rocks break down do to contact with other materials like other particles
25. underground land feature that occurs when acid rain dissolves limestone and marble
26. the process of liquid water turning into vapor
27. a surface that does not allow water to pass through (ex: blacktop)
28. a natural disaster event when the ground is saturated/impermeable and there is too much precipitation and runoff
30. when the ground/soil is completely full of water

1. type of wedging rocks apart due to freezing and thawing over time
3. the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
5. type of weathering where a force will break rocks but does not change the chemical makeup
6. when the ground is frozen, infiltration will ____
7. type of soil where the bedrock and particles in the soil do not match
9. hot and ____ climates create strong chemical weathering
12. a type of chemical weathering process when substances combine with oxygen and produces rust
13. the o-horizon has a lot of _______ material to make it this dark color (dead plants and animals)
14. when water cannot infiltrate and flows over the surface
15. force that attracts objects towards Earth & creates landslides and mudslides
16. a type of chemical weathering where carbon dioxide and water create carbonic acid and dissoves rocks such a limestone and marble
19. average precipitation and temperature in a region
21. small particles, with more _________ area, weathers faster
23. type of rain that is produced due to human activity adding chemicals into the air and impacting the water cycle
24. type of soil that has matching bedrock and particles of rocks in other horizons
29. a climate that is dry is also called ___