Which event is an example of chemical weathering?
Surface Processes

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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
rocks falling off the face of a steep cliff
feldspar in granite being crushed into clay-sized particles
water freezing in cracks in a roadside outcrop
acid rain reacting with limestone bedrock
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The amount of chemical weathering will increase if
air temperature decreases and precipitation decreases
air temperature increases and precipitation decreases
air temperature decreases and precipitation increases
air temperature increases and precipitation increases
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The cross section below shows sedimentary bedrock layers A, B, C, and D exposed at Earth’s surface. Which layer appears to be the least resistant to weathering?
A
B
C
D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The accompanying diagram shows granite bedrock with cracks. Water has seeped into the cracks and frozen. The arrows represent the directions in which the cracks have widened due to weathering. Which statement best describes the physical weathering shown by the diagram?
Enlargement of the cracks occurs because water expands when it freezes.
This type of weathering occurs only in bedrock composed of granite.
The cracks become wider because of chemical reactions between water and the rock.
This type of weathering is common in regions of primarily warm and humid climates.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Humus, which is formed by the decay of plant and animal matter, is important for the formation of most
soils
minerals
delicious dip for pita chips
surface bedrock
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which factor has the most influence on the development of soil?
climate
longitude
amount of eroded sediment
slope of the landscape
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A landscape region that has broad, U-shaped valleys with polished and grooved bedrock was most likely formed by
running water
glaciers
wind
wave action
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