Rocks & Weathering

__________ is the process that breaks down rock and other substances at earth's surface.

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These factors contribute to weathering (choose all that apply)

• cold

• water

• heat

• ice

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Rainwater can dissolve minerals that bind rock together.

• True

• False

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There are two types of weather (choose two answers)

• chemical

• physical

• mechanical

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_______ is the removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity.

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Weathering & erosion work together continuously to wear down and carry away the rocks at Earth's surface.

• True

• False

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Geologists make inferences based on the principle of ________________. This principle states that the same processes that operate today operated in the past.

The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces is called

Mechanical weathering works

• quickly

• slowly

The causes of mechanical weathering include (choose all that apply)

• release of pressure

• actions of animals

• abrasion

• plant growth

• freezing and thawing