Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Soil Review
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- Q1the process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks then freezes and expandsabrasionerosionfrost wedgingthermal expansion30s
- Q2the layer of soil that differs in color and texture from the layers above or below itsoil horizonabrasionchemical weatheringerosion30s
- Q3the type of weathering in which rock is broken into smaller piecessoil horizonchemical weatheringmechanical weatheringerosion30s
- Q4the process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock or soilsoil horizonerosionweatheringdeposition30s
- Q5a chemical change in which a substance containing iron forms rustdissolutionbiologicalhydrolysisoxidation30s
- Q6the solid layer of rock beneath the soilsoilbedrockexfoliationoxidation30s
- Q7the grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or windabrasionfrost wedgingthermal expansionexfoliation30s
- Q8the process that breaks down rock through chemical changesmechanical weatheringchemical weatheringdepositionerosion30s
- Q9the process that breaks rock down at Earth's surfacecombustionerosionweatheringdeposition30s
- Q10Which of the following are causes of chemical weathering? (Select ALL 3 that apply.)biological, exfoliation, winderosion, deposition, weatheringhydrolysis, oxidation, dissolutionabrasion, frost wedging, thermal expansion30s
- Q11Which type of weathering occurs when tree roots or burrowing animals break down a rock?exfoliationabrasionbiologicalerosion30s
- Q12Weeds growing into the cracks in a sidewalk and the sidewalk begins to crumble is an example of:frost wedgingdissolutionbiological weatheringabrasion30s
- Q13A metal statue slowly turning green after years of being outside is an example of:chemical weatheringmechanical weathering30s
- Q14The formation of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave as water mixed with carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid, which dissolves away the limestone, is an example of_____.mechanical weatheringchemical weathering30s
- Q15Glaciers scraping rocks across the Earth’s surface is an example of _____.chemical weatheringmechanical weathering30s