Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Weathering
Soil
Karst Topography
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100
The breaking down of rock by physical processes.
What is mechanical weathering?
100
When chemical interactions in the environment react with minerals in rock to break it down.
What is chemical weathering?
100
Sediment from weather rock mixes with water air and organic material to form _________.
What is soil?
100
Caves are most likely to form in this rock type.
What is Limestone?
100
__________ weathering is the process by which softer, less weather resistant rocks wear away at a faster rate than harder, more weather resistant rock.
What is differential?
200
The collision of rocks resulting in the breaking and weathering away of material. Agents include running water and wind.
What is abrasion?
200
When compounds in the atmosphere mix with water vapor to produce weak acids and then fall back to earth.
What is carbonation?
200
The deep red color of soil found in Georgia and other warm humid regions is caused by ______ oxides.
What is iron?
200
The image shows weathering in limestone.
What is the name of landscape that is created
underground due to weathering limestone?
Karst Topography
200
Use the graph to answer.
AYT 20 C, AYP 150 cm
STRONG CHEMICAL WEATHERING
300
A mechanical weathering process when tree roots grow and expand in the cracks of rocks
What is root wedging?
300
Chalk and limestone dissolve in water because rainwater contain a weak _________ acid. (The most common natural acid on the planet.)
What is carbonic acid?
300
__________ rock has the greatest impact on soil composition.
What is parent rock?
300
A natural opening, usually in rocks, that is large enough for human entry.
What is a cave?
300
Use the graph to answer.
AYT 0 C, AYP 50 cm
SLIGHT FROST ACTION
400
A mechanical weathering process when water freezes and expands in the cracks of rocks.
What is ice wedging?
400
When minerals react with oxygen in the air and turns iron mineral a brown-red color.
What is oxidation?
400
Use the soil triangle to answer.
25% clay, 55% sand, 20% silt
SANDY CLAY LOAM
400
Circular depression that forms when rocks dissolve.
What is a sinkhole?
400
Use the particle size image to correctly label clay, silt, & sand.
sand - X
silt - Y
clay - Z
500
Which stone has undergone weather the longest?
Rounded
500
What type of climate would produce the most rapid chemical weathering?
Hot & wet
500
Which of the soil layers contains the greatest number of biological organisms?
H
500
What type of weathering forms Karst landforms?
Carbonation
500
Which layer is bedrock?
K