Weathering Wonders
Explore the processes of weathering and their impact on Earth's surface.
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Weathering Wonders
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is the primary difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering involves movement, while erosion involves breaking down.
Weathering is breaking down rock, and erosion is moving the broken pieces.
Erosion is always caused by water, while weathering is caused by wind.
They are two words for the same process.
2. Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
Acid rain dissolving limestone.
Rust forming on iron-rich rocks.
Freezing and thawing of water in rock cracks.
The decay of dead plants releasing acids.
3. The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical means is called weathering.
4. When water freezes in the cracks of rocks, it expands and causes the rock to break apart. This process is known as .
5. The breaking down of rocks by chemical reactions is known as weathering.
6. Oxidation is a type of mechanical weathering.
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False
7. Plant roots growing into rock cracks can cause mechanical weathering.
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False
8. Describe one way that water can cause both mechanical and chemical weathering. Provide an example for each.
9. How does the climate of a region affect the rate and type of weathering that occurs?
10. Observe the image below. Identify at least two types of weathering that might be occurring and explain your reasoning.
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