Chapter 5: Weathering, Soil, and Mass Movement Review

What is weathering?

• The process of rock formation

• The breaking down of rock at or near Earth's surface

• The movement of tectonic plates

• The formation of mountains

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Mechanical weathering occurs when physical forces break rock into _______.

• smaller pieces

• larger pieces

• different minerals

• liquid form

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What primarily causes the increase in the surface area of a rock?

• Frost wedging, unloading, and biological activity

• Sunlight

• Chemical reactions

• Human activity

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What happens to liquid water when it freezes?

• It contracts by 9%

• It expands by 9%

• It remains the same

• It evaporates

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What is the effect of water expanding when it freezes?

• It melts rocks

• It breaks rocks

• It forms new rocks

• It has no effect

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What is 'Talus'?

• A type of rock

• Accumulation of rock debris at the base of a mountain

• A mountain peak

• A type of soil

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What causes the outer rock layers to expand in the process of unloading?

• Increased pressure

• Reduced pressure

• Temperature change

• Chemical reaction

Fill in the blank: Exfoliation is the process where slabs of outer layers _________.

• break off

• remain intact

• expand

• contract

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An example of an exfoliation dome is:

• Half Dome in Yosemite National Park

• Mount Everest

• Grand Canyon

• Niagara Falls

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What can occur in newly cut underground mine tunnels?

• Large rock slabs explode off the walls

• Water floods the tunnels

• Tunnels collapse

• Air pressure increases

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