Karst / Weathering / Mass Movement

Which of the following is not a denudation process?

• chemical weathering

• erosion

• orogeny

• mass movement

When the upper surface of consolidated rock undergoes constant weathering, it creates broken-up rock called

• bedrock.

• regolith.

• parent material.

• outcrop.

When rock is broken down and disintegrated without any chemical alterations, the process in operation is

• physical weathering.

• chemical weathering.

• hydrolysis.

• erosion.

When pressure is removed from overlying rock, the pressure of deep burial is relieved, initiating pressure-release jointing. The joints then separate into curved slabs. This is known as

• exfoliation.

• frost wedging.

• salt crystal growth.

• crystallization.

When rainwater attacks formations of limestone, the minerals dissolve and wash away with the mildly acid rainwater. This is an example of

• oxidation.

• crystallization.

• frost action.

• carbonation.

This is a picture of a

• creep 
• slump
• mudflow
• landslide

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

• frozen water acts as a solute
• water expands when it freezes
• the mass of water increases when it freezes
• frozen water dissolves most types of rock

A marble statue is left exposed to the weather.  Within a few years, the details on the statue have begun to weather away.  This weathering probably is caused by...

• oxygen in the air
• carbonic acid in rainwater
• lichens
• abrasion

____________________ is an example of a feature that hang from the roof in an underground feature

• Pillar

• Grike

• Stalactites

• Stalagmite

The weathering of Limestone is known as:

• Erosion

• Carbonation

• Calcite

• Oxidation