Weathering

Question 1

examples of physical weathering

Answer 1

frost/ice expansion, pressure released from expansion, biological activity

Question 2

pressure release

Answer 2

rocks under the surface are under lots of pressure, when they reach the surface, they expand and create sheets

Question 3

examples of chemical weathering

Answer 3

hydrolosis, oxidation, dissolution

Question 4

products of weathering

Answer 4

sediments, broken rocks, new minterals, dissolved ions

Question 5

types of sedimentary rocks

Answer 5

clastic, chemical, biogenic

Question 6

clastic rocks

Answer 6

weathered material moved naturally