Weathering Flashcards
The breakdown of rocks in place and can occur either physically or chemically ?
Weathering
These rocks are weathered______ and don’t change their composition
Physically
These rocks are weathered_________to a new substance ?
Chemically
A granite boulder trumbling down a road cut after splitting by ice is __________ weathering ?
hint: it started as a granite and is still granite
Physical
The formation of caves by acidic groundwater is ________ weathering ?
Chemical
Transported or moved from their original place to somewhere else usually done by wind water or ice
Sediments
What will happened once the wind, water, or ice loses energy?
Sediments are deposited or precipitate out of solution
Deposited sediments over time are _______compacted which squeezes out the air and water between them
Compacted
What particles are cemented together to become a sedimentary rock
Calcite, hematite, and silica