Group the following types of weathering

It is the breaking, shattering or dissolving of rocks caused by different agents

It is the breaking down of rocks into fragments. It is an important process that contributes to the shaping of the Earth’s surface

An open-pit mine where rocks can be extracted.

What happen to rock when it is exposed to higher temperature?

Quarrying is the process by which humans extract stones from the mountains for construction purpose.

A type of weathering that involves change in the composition of rocks. 

The wedging of tree roots along sidewalks, breaking apart rocks and cement

Limestone reacting with carbonic acid

Animals burrowing and digging in rock

Repeated freezing and thaw of water that cracks the rock

Acid from plants’ roots that break up the rock

Farmers tend to clear and burn a patch of forest area. They cultivate the area until such time that the soil is no longer good for planting

Forest or brush have been carelessly cut or burned on sloping land, the rain sweeps down the slope in a sheet and gradually washes away the soil.

One of the most powerful natural force that washes away the topsoil in agricultural land.

Large ice formations that move slowly and form valleys and shape mountains through Erosion.

A powerful natural force that causes significant erosion in dry areas. It usually picks dust and sand particles from the land surface and carries them to a large distance before settling.

Plants are exposed to intensive grazing of animals making the soil bare.

It exhausts the fertility of the land by continuous cultivation of crops.

The most important product of weathering

Workers who use jackhammer to dig and repair the road also cause weathering.

It is a flattening of mountains or hills to build houses also causes weathering