Weathering and Erosion

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Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering? Options: water, carbon dioxide, ice wedging, living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks

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ice wedging

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What is weathering?

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The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

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Erosion

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The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.

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What is deposition?

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The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering? Options: burrowing plants, ice wedging, plant roots, acid rain

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acid rain

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What are the two factors that affect the rate at which weathering occurs?

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type of rock and climate

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A marble statue is left exposed to the weather. Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away. This weathering probably is caused by...

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carbonic acid in rainwater

Front

Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering? Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone, frost wedging, Paper being burned

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frost wedging

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The diagrams show a natural process that weathers rock. Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering? Options: frozen water acts as a solute, water expands when it freezes, the mass of water increases when it freezes, frozen water dissolves most types of rock

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water expands when it freezes

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Mechanical weathering

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Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.