Chapter 5 Lesson 1: Weathering

Mechanical weathering changes the size of a rock.

• True

• False

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Ice wedging is a chemical weathering process.

• True

• False

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weathering caused by grinding away at rock

• crumbling

• abrasion

• ice wedging

• chemical weathering

what animals do that breaks down rock

• crumbling

• ice wedging

• chemical weathering

• burrowing

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Chemical weathering changes the materials in a rock.

• True

• False

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A rock with a great deal of surface area weathers more easily.

• True

• False

the process that changes minerals into new minerals

• acid

• chemical weathering

• mechanical weathering

• surface area

weathering caused by plants and animals

• mechanical

• chemical

• philosophical

• psychological

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Weathering prevents plants from getting water and substances it contains.

• True

• False

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Oxidation is a type of mechanical weathering.

• True

• False