p. 18-27 E Review

p. 20 no. 5:  What do ice wedging, pressure change, animal action, plant growth, wind, water, and gravity have in common

• They are all agents of chemical weathering
• they are all agents of physical weathering
• they are all types of abrasion
• they have NOTHING in common

p. 24, no. 12 How does acid precipitation cause rocks to weather faster?

• chemicals in rocks combine with oxygen
• minerals in rocks break down faster
• acid causes more plants to grow on rocks

p. 26, no 15 Look at picture A. What type of weathering is taking place?

• acid rain
• abrasion
• ice wedging
• oxidation

Page 27, no. 1: Acid precipitation is an agent of ____________ weathering

• chemical
• physical
• both physical and chemical
• abrasive

page 27, no. 2 The gradual wearing away or breaking down of rocks by abrasion is a type of ________weathering

• chemical
• physical
• erosive
• acidity

p. 27, no 3:  The process of ___________ causes rocks to change composition when reacting with oxygen

• abrasion
• erosion
• acidification
• oxidation

p. 27 no 4:  The mechanical breakdown of rocks by the action of other rocks and sand particles is called

• oxidation
• erosion
• abrasion
• carbonation

p. 27 no. 6: What is one example of physical weathering?

• oxidation
• acid rain
• ice wedging
• melting

P. 27 no. 8  Which two month had the highest rates of chemical weathering?

• June and July
• February and December
• March and August
• September and October

p. 27, no  9 Why do June and July have the highest rates of weathering?

• Higher temperatures
• Less rain
• Less darkness
• Cooler temperatures