Discussion 11 – Chapter 10

Below you’ll find questions from Chapter 10. Read through the questions and then select one question

1. Identify and briefly describe the 3 main types of weathering.
2. Identify and briefly describe the 3 main types of physical weathering.
3. Identify and briefly describe the 3 main types of chemical weathering.
4. Identify and briefly describe the 2 main types of biological weathering.
5. How is the depth of weathering related to climate type?
6. What is Mass Wasting and what are the main factors affecting this?
7. What is Soil Creep and where might we ee this?
8. What are the main differences between Slumps and Landslides?
9. What are the main differences between Lahars and Mudflows?
10. What are the main differences between Mudflows and Debris Flows?
11. What is a Rockfall and what is Talus?
12. Identify and describe the 2 main types of glaciated terrains.
13. Identify and describe the Ablation Zone and the Zone of Accumulation.
14. What are the 2 main ways glaciers erode the landscape?
15. List and describe 3 key erosional glacial landforms.
16. List and describe 3 key depositional glacial landforms.
17. What is a fjord and what is an erratic?
18. What are reg, erg and hamada and how are they formed in the desert environment?
19. What are alluvial fans, arroyos and playas and how are they formed in the desert environment?
20. What are pinnacles, buttes, mesas and plateaus and where can we see these?
21. What are the main differences between suspension, creep and saltation?
22. What are aeolian deflation and abrasion?
23. What are barchan dunes and transverse dunes…what are the main differences?
24. What are longitudinal dunes and star dunes…and how does wind affect their formation?
25. What’s the difference between a summer and winter beach profile?
26. What are the main erosional features found along coastlines?
27. Describe sea arches and sea stacks. How are these formed?
28. What is longshore current and how does it move beach sediment?
29. What is a Sand Spit and how does it differ from a Tombolo?
30. Identify and describe the 3 main types of coral reefs?
31. How does Stream Flow differ from Stream Flow? Where can we see these in action?
32. How is rock material moved within the water column of a flowing river?
33. How is rock material moved along the bed of a flowing river?
34. How do rivers look in their headwaters compared to their floodplains and river mouth?
35. What is a meander and what is an oxbow lake? How are they related?
36. What is a river delta and which processes are going on there?