WEATHERING

A weak acid that slowly dissolves away minerals in rock specially the carbonate minerals in limestone and marble.

It is the product of oxidation process. It makes rock soft and crumbly and gives it a red or brown color.

Is considered as the universal solvent and also be considered as the main agent of weathering.

Water plays a very vital role in the chemical weathering of rocks.

True or False

The ______ is composed of several kinds of rock but the types of rocks fall only under three categories.

The earth is composed of several kinds of rock but the types of rocks fall only under three categories.

3 categories of rocks

• sedimentary

• metamorphic

• igneous

• metamorphosis

Everything on earth changes due to some natural forces.

True or False

Refers to the disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces due to changes in the chemical composition of the minerals in it and the whole rock itself.

Refers to the disintegration of rocks into smaller pieces due to the action of plants, animals, and some forms of bacteria.

IS A KIND OF NATURAL FORCE THAT CAUSES CHANGES IN ROCKS.