Weathering and Erosion

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Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering? water, carbon dioxide, ice wedging, living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks

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ice wedging

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What is weathering?

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The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.

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Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering? burrowing plants, ice wedging, plant roots, acid rain

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acid rain

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Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering? Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone, frost wedging, Paper being burned

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frost wedging

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The diagrams show a natural process that weathers rock. Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

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water expands when it freezes

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What is mechanical weathering?

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Process through which rocks are physically broken into smaller pieces.

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Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering and why? Options: Hot + Wet - rock dissolving, Cold and Dry, Hot and Cold, Cold and Wet

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Hot + Wet - rock dissolving

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How do plants weather rocks?

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when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock

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Which Agent of Erosion would have left this shaped valley? Options: glacier, acid rain, permeability, abrasion

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glacier