Weathering & Erosion

Type M if the statement is about mechanical weathering, C if the statement is about chemical weathering.

Type OK to continue

(a)  

Roots physically pry rocks apart.

(a)  

Ice physically breaks rocks apart.

(a)  

Rust is a chemical change in the rock.

(a)  

Acid chemically reacts with limestone.

(a)  

Physical forces from wind or water break rocks.

(a)  

Type of erosion when river carved a deep valley over thousands of years.

• Water erosion

• Wind erosion

• Glacial erosion

Type of erosion involved in a glacier slowly moves and scrapes the rocks beneath it.

• Water erosion

• Wind erosion

• Glacial erosion

Type of erosion when sand dunes in the desert are shaped by blowing winds.

• Water erosion

• Wind erosion

• Glacial erosion

A process wherein rocks are broken down into smaller pieces without changing their chemical composition.

(a)