Lesson 1: WEATHERING Flashcards

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This process includes degradation or breaking down of rocks into smaller segments known as sediments by the action of the following: water, ice, acids, salts, animals, gravity, and changing temperature.

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WEATHERING

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is caused by the effects of changing temperature on rocks, causing the rock to break apart. This process is sometimes assisted by water.

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PHYSICAL

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3
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It occurs when rocks surface is frequently exposed to water, wind and gravity

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Abrasion

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Occurs when water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and exapands

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FREEZE-THAW

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5
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Is a human made structure that is most vulnerable to weathering due to freezing and thawing cycle in mountainous region

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CONCRETE HIGHWAYS

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6
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It can happen as cracks develop parallel to the land surface as a consequence of the reduction in pressure during uplift erosion

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EXFOLIATION

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Is caused by rainwater reacting with the mineral grains in rocks to form new minerals(clays) and soluble salts

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Chemical

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Occurs when rocks are weakened by different biological agents like plants and animals

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BIOLOGICAL

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9
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Classication of biological weatherinh

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A. Biological Weathering by Physical Means
B. biological Weathering by Chemical Compound

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10
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The process of growth increase typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or Matter

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ACCRETION

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Process of heat transfer by the bulk movement of molecule within fluids such as gases an fluids

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CONVECTION

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12
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The process of transmission of energy from one particle of the medium to another with the particles being in direct contact with each other

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CONDUCTION

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13
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(also known as nuclear decay, radioactivity, radioactive disintegration, or nuclear disintegration) is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation.

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Radioactive decay

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14
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Is a geological process that was formed, originated, and located below th surface of the earth.

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ENDOGENIC PROCESS

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15
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Molten rocks found beneath the surface of the earth

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Magma

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16
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Rocks undergo partial melting because minerals that compose them melt at different temperature

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PARTIAL MELTING ( COMPONENTS OF MAGMA)

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Takes place within Earth when a body of rock is held at approximately the same temperature but the pressure is reduced

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Decompression melting

18
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Happens if a rock is close to its melting point and some water or carbon dioxide is added to the rock

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Flux melting

19
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is magma that moves up into volcano without erupting

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Intrusion

20
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is an eruption of magmatic materials that causes land formation on the earth surface

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Extrusion

21
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is a molten rock found on the surface of the Earth

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LAVA

22
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Are created and formed when energy generated by inductive current flowing from Earth’s core

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Volcanoes

23
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The higher the pressure, the higher the melting points

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Rocks

24
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Contains interlocking and large crystal of minerals compared to minerals found in igneous rocks

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Igneous Rocks

25
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Contains a mixture of minerals, organic matter, and fragments of other rocks or minerals

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Sedimentary rocks

26
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Contain a variety of minerals, depending on the original rock that underwent metamorphism and the condition it experienced

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Metamorphic rocks

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the process where a pre-existing rock transform into another form of rock

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Metamorphism

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Factorz involved in the process of metamorphism

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  1. Temperature
  2. Pressure
  3. Hydrothermal fluids
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In which the alternation process is caused by fluids passig through the rock and catalyze chemical reactions

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Metamsomatism

30
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a metamorphic transformation of ferromagnesian minerals, such as olivine and pyroxene, in mafic and ultramafic rock tro produce serpentinute mineral

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Serpentization process

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The confining and directing pressure

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Regional Metamorphism

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Results from heat from nearby magma

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Contact Metamorphism

33
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When the heat and shock waves from meteor or asteroid impact transform rocks immediately arround the impact site

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Shock Metamorphism

34
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Occurs at lower temperature and pressure which transform sedimentary rock

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Burial Metamorphism

35
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Metamorphic rocks formed trough these types of metamorphism contains bits of microscopic diamonds

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High pressure metamorphism