Weathering

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Exfoliation

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The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-

• Chemical weatherin

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Deosition

This type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.

• Chemical weathering

• Erosion

• Mechanical weathering

• Deposition

What do we call the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup.

• Chemical weathering

• Mechanical weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

The grinding/scratching away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind

• Frost wedging

• Exfoliation

• Oxidation

• Abrasion

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Plants/animals digging under ground with roots or claws to break apart rocks.

• Frost wedging

• Abrasion

• Burrowing

• Exfoliation

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A type of chemical weathering in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust.

• Acid rain

• Oxidation

• Reaction to water

• Exfoliation

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The image above depicts the effects of chemical weathering breaking down limestone. Which type of chemical weathering causes this reaction?

• Acid rain

• Oxidation

• Exfoliation

• Abrasion

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Over millions of years, the shape of mountains on Earth's surface can change to low hills and then rolling plains. These changes are most likely caused by-

• Folding and faulting

• Volcanoes and Earthquakes

• Human activity

• Weathering and Erosion

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Which type of sediment does wind erosion most strongly affect?

• Loose, sandy soil

• Wet rocks

• Wet, compacted soil

• Dry, compacted soil