Types of weathering and erosion

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

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acid rain

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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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What is mechanical weathering?

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Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

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How do plants weather rocks?

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when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

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the general terms for the movement of sediment by wind, water, glaciers

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erosion

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the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes

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chemical weathering

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What process produces rust on some rocks containing iron? Options: chemical weathering, mechanical weathering, erosion, deposition

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chemical weathering

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What process occurs when plants produce weak acids that slowly dissolve the rock they are growing on?

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chemical weathering

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What process occurs when carbon dioxide dissolves in water and weathers marble and limestone?

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chemical weathering