Weathering

Question 1

What is Weathering?

Answer 1

Weathering is a group of processes that breaks down rocks,soil and minerals into smaller pieces.

Question 2

What is Physical weathering?

Answer 2

Its the Physical breakdown of rocks into smaller components without changing their chemical composition

Question 3

Exfoliation is the_?

Answer 3

Process where rocks weather by peeling off in sheets rather than breaking into small pieces of gravel

Question 4

What is block separation?

Answer 4

It occurs when rocks break up into lnto large fragment related to rock joints

Question 5

Chemical weathering is the breakdown of?

Answer 5

Rocks into particles with a different mineral composition or make-up from the original rock

Question 6

Chemical Weathering can occur through?

Answer 6

Solution,oxidation,carbontion,hydration,hydrolysis

Question 7

Solution?

Answer 7

minerals or soluble minerals dissolve directly in water

Question 8

Hydrolysis?

Answer 8

Chemical reaction between minerals in rock and hydrogen in rain water

Question 9

Hydration?

Answer 9

Minerals in rocks absorb water and expand

Question 10

Hydration causes?

Answer 10

The rock to expand and break.

Question 11

Oxidation occurs when?

Answer 11

when rock minerals and Dissolved oxygen

Question 12

Carbonation occurs when?

Answer 12

Carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form a weak solution of carbonic acid

Question 13

Biological weathering involves?

Answer 13

Living things

Question 14

Human Activities that cause weathering?

Answer 14

The Burning of fossil fuels,Construction,Mining operations

Question 15

The Burning of fossil fuels does what?

Answer 15

Releases chemicals into the air that makes the atmosphere acidic.