Geography Rocks & Landscapes G1 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyRock landscapes and processesGCSEAQA Created by: geography unit 1Created on: 17-04-14 19:16 decay of rocks in their original place at/close to the ground surface Weathering 1 of 23 break down of rocks without chemical damage taking place Physical weathering 2 of 23 weathering caused by living organisms Biological Weathering 3 of 23 weathering involving chemical change dissolving the rock by rain water Physical Weathering 4 of 23 dissolving of rocks by rainwater eg. limestone Solution 5 of 23 weathering of limestone & chalk by acidic rainwater Carbonation 6 of 23 irregular shaped intrusive rock that reaches the ground when rocks are removed Batholith 7 of 23 formed when granites are cooled & contracted Vertical joints 8 of 23 formed when granite resulted from pressure released as overlying rocks removed by erosion Horizontal joints 9 of 23 loose bits of rocks that have been weathered Scree/Clitter 10 of 23 a valley with no river in it dry valley 11 of 23 chalk hill with a steep slope & one gently sloping chalk escarpment/cuesta 12 of 23 flat low lying land vale 13 of 23 water re-emerges at the surface, where chalk meets clay spring (line) 14 of 23 bare rocky surface, with distinctive blocks & enlarged joints limestone pavement 15 of 23 water flows through the joints of limestone weathering & erosion enlarging the joints caverns 16 of 23 icicle - like calcite feature hanging down from a cavern roof stalactites 17 of 23 icicle - like calcite feature rising from cave floor stalagmite 18 of 23 stream that emerges from underground resurgence 19 of 23 enlarged joint into which water falls swallow holes 20 of 23 calcite feature stretching from floor to ceiling in a cavern pillars 21 of 23 broad deposit of calcite formed when water emerges along a crack in a cavern curtains 22 of 23 improving the environmental quality of a quarry, either during/after operation Quarry Restoration 23 of 23
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