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100
Water seeps into a crack of a rock, freezes and then breaks it apart
What is ice or frost wedging
100
Rust is an example
What is oxidation
100
Rock is broken down into smaller pieces by temp. changes, pressure changes, plants, water or wind
What is physical change
100
What is an example of an animal that causes weathering
What is prairie dog, worm, ant, mole, ground hog
100
Define Weathering
What is The breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes
200
Rocks within the Earth can be exposed at the surface
What is pressure change
200
Burned fossil fuels combine with water in the atmosphere and break down rock
What is acid precipitation
200
Process where outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes
What is exfoliation
200
Explain ice wedging
What is water gets into a crack and freezes, it then expands and eventually breaks the rock
200
A large boulder becoming thousands or tiny rocks over time by ice and water is an example of
What is physical weathering by ice wedging
300
Soils and rocks are moved and exposed to the surface by these
What is animals
300
Type of change that produces a new or different composition of a rock
What is chemical weathering
300
Breaking down and wearing away of rocks by other rocks
What is abrasion
300
Name an item made by humans that could be broken down by weathering
What is anything made of iron, or copper (statue of liberty)
300
Where on Earth would physical weathering from temperatures be most common?
What is regions with extreme temperature changes between cold and hot
400
Sidewalk can become crumbly from this
What is plant growth
400
What causes small crack in a rock can result in a cave system
What is acid in groundwater
400
These are in a cave and stick tight to the ceiling.
What is stalactite
400
Name similarities and differences of physical and chemical weathering
What are both break down rocks, physical is the same substance, chemical is new and different
400
Name two of the three ways that rocks can be broken down by abrasion
What is wind, water, or gravity
500
Small particles are carried through the air blasting other rocks
What is wind abrasion
500
Organisms naturally produce acids that break down rocks
What is acids in living things ex: lichens and moss
500
The process of _____________ causes rocks to change composition when reacting with oxygen
What is oxidation
500
What would cause abrasion along a coastal region
What is wave energy hitting the coastline carrying large rocks that break down other rocks.
500
Name the two formations in a cave caused by acids in groundwater
What are stalactites and stalagmites
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