Weathering Flashcards
It is the reaction of salt and water to form acidic or basic solution.
Hydrolysis
Type of Chemical Weathering
Type of weathering where rocks are weakened by plants and animals. Often by growing roots of plants that creates a crack in the rock.
Biological weathering
- By Physical Means
- By Chemical Compounds
What type of weathering happens as cracks when the rock loses pressure and is sometimes called “onion skin”?
Exfoliation
Type of Physical Weathering
What type of weathering usually happens in the mountainous regions like the Alps?
Freeze Thaw
Type of Physical Weathering
what type of weathering occurs when the water continually seeps into cracks, freezes and expands?
Freeze Thaw
Type of Physical Weathering
What type of weathering takes place when acidic or basic water reacts with rock-forming minerals such as feldspar to produce clay?
Hydrolysis
Type of Chemical Weathering
What causes physical weathering?
Changing Temperature, Water
What type of weathering occurs when oxygen and water breakdown rocks, often giving it a rusty-colored surface?
Oxidation
Type of Chemical Weathering
What are the 3 types of Physical Weathering?
Abrasion, Freeze Thaw, Exfoliation
Weathering that is caused by rainwater reacting to the mineral grains in rocks to form new crystals and soluble salts.
Chemical Weathering
What occurs when rocks are frequently exposed to water, wind and gravity?
Abrasion
Where does Chemical Weathering occur?
Higher Temperatures, Warm and Damp Environments
What is the process of breakdown of rocks on earth?
Weathering
What are involved in the action that causes weathering?
Water, Ice, Animals, Gravity, Plants, Salt, Changing Temperatures
Water reacts chemically with the rocks, modifying its chemical structure.
Hydration
Type of Chemical Weathering
Water attaches itself to the compound
