Ersc 144 final - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

physical weathering - correct answerdisintegration to smaller pieces no chemical transformation increase in surface area ex. hammer rock wedging!!! water seeps through snd expands when frozen chemical weathering - correct answerchemical transformation of minerals to secondary minerals that are weaker in structure ex. rust (oxidation) biological weathering - correct answerplants and animals, microbes to transform rocks -breakdown into dirt and usable materials basaltic magma - corre...