SCIENCE WEATHERING STUDY GUIDE TEST.
abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER wearing away or grinding by friction
dissolution - CORRECT ANSWER process of dissolving
hydrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER chemical reaction involving ions in water (OH- and H+)
oxidation - CORRECT ANSWER chemical reaction in whi...
abrasion - CORRECT ANSWER wearing away or grinding by friction
dissolution - CORRECT ANSWER process of dissolving
hydrolysis - CORRECT ANSWER chemical reaction involving ions in water (OH- and H+)
oxidation - CORRECT ANSWER chemical reaction in which minerals are weakened by oxygen
weathering - CORRECT ANSWER breakdown and change of rocks and minerals over time
Which of the following is an example of biological weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER plant roots growing
through rock
Frost wedging weathers rock because _____. - CORRECT ANSWER water expands when it freezes
Which of the following is an example of physical weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER abrasion
How does the Sun contribute to physical weathering? - CORRECT ANSWER Minerals in rocks heat and
expand at different rates, which causes rocks to break.
Carbonic acid _____. - CORRECT ANSWER dissolves limestone and other rocks
Silicate rocks are weathered by ______ into the clay minerals - CORRECT ANSWER hydrolysis
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