WEATHERING

What is the process by which rock particles already broken down by weathering are carried away?

• Biological weathering

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

Which type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks into smaller components without changing their chemical composition?

• Chemical weathering

• Block separation

• Exfoliation

• Granular disintegration

What is the process where rocks weather by peeling off in sheets rather than breaking off into small pieces?

• Block separation

• Exfoliation

• Chemical weathering

• Granular disintegration

Which agent of chemical weathering reacts with rock minerals to produce red or yellow oxides or hydroxides?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Water

• Hydrogen

What is the process whereby minerals in rocks absorb water and expand?

• Oxidation

• Hydration

• Hydrolysis

• Solution weathering

Which type of weathering involves living things in the process?

• Physical weathering

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Erosion

What human activity can increase the rate of weathering on rocks by making the atmosphere acidic?

• Chemical release

• Mining operations

• Road construction

• Fossil fuel burning

Which stage of a river is characterized by a valley with a wide floor and more lateral erosion resulting in a U-shaped valley?

• Source stage

• Youth stage

• Old stage

• Mature stage

What is a steep rock face formed by wave erosion along coastal landforms?

• Headland

• Bay

• Sea cave

• Cliff

Which feature is formed when waves break along a shore and form sand bars that stretch across a bay or ridges of sand that extend away from the shore?

• Slump

• Stack

• Spit

• Wave-cut platform