Chapter 5 and 6

Weathering is.....

• The temperature and amount of precipitation in an area

• To persevere and overcome

• The mechanical and chemical processes that cause change in the rocks and minerals on Earth

The process where liquid water enters cracks in rocks, freezes, expands, and widens the crack is called.....

• Abrasion

• Ice wedging

• Deposition

• Chemical weathering

The process where rocks are smoothed due to friction or impact from tumbling is called.....

• Crag

• Deposition

• Abrasion

• Ice wedging

The roots of trees growing out of Stone Mountain are an example of......

• Mechanical weathering

• Oxidation

• Chemical weathering

The process that causes exposed rock to undergo a chemical composition, changing the chemical and mineral make-up of the rock, is called.....

• Compaction

• Mechanical weathering

• Sediment sorting

• Chemical weathering

When we shook up the sugar cubes, this was an example of which cause of weathering?

• Ice wedging

• Abrasion

• Plant takeover

• Animal burrowing

The mixture of weathered rock, sediment, decayed organic matter, water and air is......

• Acids

• Oxidation

• Soil

• Rust

_______ in rain can cause stone to chemically weather more quickly.

• Acids

• Oxidation

• Soil

• Rust

When oxygen combines with other elements and minerals and causes a chemical change it is a process called........

• Soil

• Acids

• Rust

• Oxidation

The red or orange coating that forms on iron when exposed to oxygen is called.......

• Soil

• Rust

• Acids

• Oxidation