Define each of the following terms:
| weathering | soil | delta |
| physical weathering | bedrock | glacial till |
| frost wedging | topsoil | dune |
| chemical weathering | erosion | river |
| dissolve | talus | stalactite |
| cavern | surface runoff | stalagmite |
| valley | . | . |
1. Explain physical and chemical weathering and describe the various causes of each. Be sure to give several examples of each.
2. Describe the events that occur in the formation of soil.
3. Explain the three (3) factors which cause erosion and find three (3) pictures of each type of erosion. Label each picture with the type of erosion shown.
4. Landforms are often the product of weathering
and erosion. Find six (6) pictures of landforms formed by weathering
and erosion and describe how each was formed.
Investigate the following web
sites to find the answers to the definitions and questions listed above.