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Unit 3 Weathering/Erosion
Chapter 7 Objective sheet
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Define weathering
Define erosion.
List several agents of erosion.
List several examples of weathering.
Define mechanical weathering and give examples.
Define chemical weathering and give examples.
List several mechanical weathering processes, explain how each occurs and describe
the results of each process.
8. List several substances that cause chemical weathering.
9. List several chemical weathering processes, explain how each occurs and describe the
results.
10. Discuss the effects of weathering on several common minerals and rocks.
11. Discuss time as a factor in the effects of weathering processes.
12. Describe the effect of climate in the weathering processes.
13. Define and describe the types of mass movements.
14. Define soil.
15. Define residual soil and give an example.
16. Define transported soil and give an example.
17. Identify the two major factors that determine the properties of a soil.
18. Discuss the relative importance of the major factors that determine the properties of a
soil.
19. Name and describe the horizons of a mature soil.
20. Name the two main soil types of the continental U.S.
21. Identify where each of the two main soil groups occurs.
22. Describe and explain the composition of the two main soil types.